Women In The Taming Of The Shrew

The role of women in The Taming of the Shrew

Throughout history, women have had very different experiences at different times. Some past societies had women who were warriors, powerful priestesses, and political leaders. At other times strict expectations have been placed on women, with (male) writers portraying them as inferior to men (McKeown, 2017). The role of women nowadays is completely different to what it used to be in medieval times. But we can find exceptions, just like in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew, where Katherina does not come up to her society's expectations. To understand Shakespeare's intentions, we need to look at the historical background of women's role.
The beginnings of inequality between women and men, which lead to women being less important, were in the Bible (2017), where God told Eve, after being tricked by the snake to eat an apple: "You are going to suffer more during pregnancy, you are going to be giving birth to your sons in pain, you are going to desire your man but he will be your ruler. " In Europe, Christianity was the most dominant religion in ancient times, and when the priests taught the Bible, they as well taught women their position is lower than their men. Thanks to reigning power of Christianity during

She is perfect for any man in the Renaissance time, thanks to her personality, education and wealth from her father. But then there is Katherina, who is vulgar, does what she wants and has a widespread -bad reputation. No man wants to deal with her, because she is not controllable, does not want to listen to anyone and only has her opinion, which is the only right opinion for her. There is no reason for anyone to marry her. However, Baptista will not allow marriage with Bianca unless Katherina is married. Therefore, there must be someone, who would accept her personality or would be able to change her manners to suit the Renaissance