Women In The Taming Of The Shrew

The taming of the shrew

Like many of Shakespeare’s comedies “The Taming of the Shrew” features women who would be the stories protagonists, Biacna and Katherina Minola, at the start of the play, did not have a strong sisterly relationship, but as the play progresses, we see the two characters change individually, which have affected their relationship as seen towards the end of the play. Bianca Minola is a beautiful, silent and obedient women, and because of her beauty, many men fall in love with her at first sight. On the contrary, Katherine Minola is a fiery, quick tempered women who lashes out at any man who tries to woo her. Men dislike her personality and do not know how to handle such a shrew. The two protagonists did not have a strong

Katharina Minola has seen that Bianca is loved by society more than herself. She sees her younger sister as her father’s “treasure,”. Katherine vents her anger onto Bianca because of the favouritism from the society and because Bianca gets wooed by many suitors whilst she should stay single until Katherine is wedded. In act II, Katherine is dragging Bianca, with her hands tied asking which suitor she fancys more. Her anger builds when Bianca says that she cannot “behold that special face which [she] could fancy more than any other.” Bianca then questions “is it for [Gremio] you envy me so?”, wondering if Kate was being jealous because she is being wooed by many suitors and Katherine is left with no suitors trying to woo her but trying to avoid her. Katherine immediately takes offence and lashes out at Bianca. Baptista tries to separate the conflict between his daughters. Katherine dislike the favouritism that her father has for Bianca and expresses her emotions to her father saying she is his “treasure” and “she must have a husband” while Katherine is humiliated, dancing “barefoot on her wedding day.” Although Bianca seemed like an obedient and innocent woman, and Katherine seems like a shrewish and quick tempered woman, as the play opens up we see the two characters go through conversion and they become different people compared to who they were at the