Katherine Tamed In Taming Of The Shrew

The men of the town agree that Katherine will never have a spouse because of her foul temper and harsh tongue; they believe that she needs to act more like a lady of her time should. Bianca’s suitors are angry with Katherine because at this rate no one will be able to obtain her younger sister. Kate senses the hostility and hatred in the

As mentioned above, Katherine was the elderly daughter of a wealthy merchant, who was known throughout the city of Padua for her scolding tongue and her fiery tempered attitude. Most men had excluded her when suggestions arrived in terms of marriage. Due to this situation, Katherine had set her mind to not getting married at all. “Good, Morning Kate, said Petruchio, as the haughty lady swept in. ‘my name is Katherine’, she pouted. ‘No is isn’t, you are called plain Kate and Bonny Kate and sometimes Kate the wild cat . . . . But I think you are the prettiest Kate in Christendom- gentle, beautiful, modest and kind. Yes I’ve heard all about you, and I’ve come to ask you to be my wife’. She slapped his face” (page 3) .This quote gives details in how arrogant Kate is towards Petruchio. It is known to be very disrespectful manners to answer back to an opposite gender, but slapping someone who has come to ask for your hand is revolting. But poor Katherine doesn’t remain in this high position throughout the novel. As soon as she and Petruchio are wedded she experiences many changes within her and around her.” All her life she had had everything she wanted. Now,

The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and has weathered well into our modern era. For all the praises it has garnered throughout the centuries, it is curious to note that many have considered it to be one of his most controversial in his treatment of women. The "taming" of Katherine has been contended as being excessively cruel by many writers and critics of the modern era. George Bernard Shaw himself pressed for its banning during the 19th century. The subservience of Katherine has been labeled as barbaric, antiquated, and generally demeaning. The play centers on her and her lack of suitors. It establishes in the first act her shrewish demeanor and its repercussions on her family. It is only with the introduction of the witty Petruchio as her suitor, that one begins to see an evolution in her character. Through an elaborate charade of humiliating behavior, Petruchio humbles her and by the end

Katherine is the title character (the “Shrew”) of the play. She is the eldest and unmarried daughter of Baptista. She is hot tempered and can slap people around her when they make her mad. Katherine Minola is a fiery, spirited women and seeing her such behavior, the people around her doesn’t quite know how to react with her or what to do with her. Most of the characteristics of Katherine is initially what people tells or think about her. Plays half part shows the negative side of Katherine. In Act I, we see her speak less but yet her behavior gets well established. After Baptista announces that Kate would get marry before Bianca may take suitors, Gremio interprets about Kate by declaring “She’s too rough for me” (1.1.55). Even Hortensio speak bad about her and calls her devil (66). Everything speaks bad about Katherine and tells that no one would marry such a rude lady.

Katherina may be a shrew, but Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew does not truly show a study of how a selfish, spoilt individual is made to conform to society’s expectations, or be tamed into a ‘proper’ woman. At the end of the play, Katherina is not, necessarily, tamed - she just realizes what she must to do in order to get the things she wants. Two main examples of her submitting to Petruchio in order to achieve her desires are in Act 4, scene 5, (the sun versus moon scene) as well as Act 5, scene 2 (the kiss me kate scene and her final monologue).

William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew tells the story of beautiful Bianca not being able to marry one of her various suitors due to the rule her father has affirmed: she can not marry until her shrewish sister Katherine is betrothed. When Bianca’s suitors persuade fortune-seeker Petruchio to approach Kate he is instantly interested when he hears her dowry. Petruchio marries Kate and takes her to his home where he starves, and does not let her sleep to undertake the job of taming her. Katherine’s been shrewish because of the jealousy she has for her sister getting all the attention. While taming her Petruchio was getting rid of the envy to make her a civil person. The ways he tamed her were very cruel, leading to Kate obeying in fear. Petruchio developing Katherine into a well mannered person did not make it obligatory for her to love him.

Katherine could not stand Petruchio but she liked the attention due to the fact that she never got any from her father because she was the least favorite daughter. Shakespeare made it out that Katherine was a shrew the whole book but in reality, she was nothing more than a daughter wanting attention. Once she married Petruchio she stopped acting as a “shrew” and started acting as a wife because for the first time in forever she was actually given attention. Petruchio believed it was because he “tamed” her but in reality she was “tamed” the whole time.

In addition, Petruchio’s taming has taken away her unique confidence and forced her to change into a woman that accepts the patriarchal norms. Moreover, since Katherine follows the “good girl” definition, it proves Petruchio’s taming plan worked. Likewise, when they finally reach the banquet, Katherine asserts herself as a changed woman who conforms to the social norms. She gives a long speech describing her newly found views: “Even such a woman oweth to her husband,/ And when she is froward, peevish, sullen, sour,/ And not obedient to his honest will,/ What is she but a foul contending rebel,/ And graceless traitor to her loving lord?/ I am ashamed that women are so simple/ To offer war where they should kneel for peace” (V.ii. 160-166). In this ironic speech, Katherine urges women not “to offer war where they should kneel for

In the Elizabethan era, men were looked at as the dominant figure in the relationship. The ideal male of that time was supposed to be assertive when it came to making the decisions for the couple. However, there were some women that felt otherwise. The women of the Elizabethan era were morally obligated to be obedient to their husband. In The Taming of the Shrew, written by William Shakespeare, Katherine is a woman who ignores the normal standards of a wife. She is so rude that no man wants to marry her. Ironically, there is one man who is willing to try his hand at marrying Kate. This man’s name is Petruchio and he knows that Kate is stuck in her shrewish ways, but he feels that he can guide her in the right direction to knowing her role of

Men had the authority to say whatever they wanted to, no matter what it was. Although they were allowed to do a lot more that women, they were also allowed to say a lot more than women. Men did not really have boundaries when it came to speaking. They were allowed to speak their mind and have an opinion. Men could speak to and about women in a disrespectful and derogatory way. Women were also allowed to have an opinion, but they were not allowed to express it to others. Women were voiceless. They were deprived of their right to speak. The title itself, The Taming of the Shrew, already proves how strong men were compared to women during that time period. If a woman wanted to speak their mind, they would be criticized and judged. They would gain a bad reputation because women were expected to listen to men and follow their commands. However, Katherine did not like that. Instead, she spoke her mind and refused to do certain things. As a result, nobody liked her. They viewed her as a “fiend of hell” (I.i.90). A man would not be called that though. On the other hand, if a man did the same thing, no one would care. “Much more of shrew of thy impatient humour.” (III.ii.29) This proves that even the woman’s father would call their daughter a “shrew”. This was also normal

During the play Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare, Petruchio is a very intriguing character. One of the more notable things he does in the play is ‘tame’ Katerina. However while the play is called “taming” of the shrew, I believe his intentions are to have a loving relationship with his spouse. However I don't believe that was the case the whole time! Petruchio originally did not have feelings for Kate because he claims during the beginning of the play that he travelled to Pertua to marry a woman with a rich father. Whilst attempting to tame her he claims he is enjoying doing so, I believe that he is enjoying because he is getting to spend time with her, while falling in love with her and not even realizing it. After Petruchio has starved her and deprived her of sleep as well as other things, he makes a real attempt to be nice to Katherine and I believe that's what really tamed her. Overall I believe Petruchio’s original intentions were to use Katherine and marry her for her wealth. But over time he began to fall deeply in love with her. We see this by Petruchio putting a great amount of effort into his attempt at taming Katherine. We see this during his thoughts and speech about marriage and happiness. And lastly, we see this through his flirty and affectionate gesture towards Kate. Through these things I believe that Petruchio as well as the audience learn a valuable lesson about love, you cannot force it.

Katherine on the other hand presents herself in a very different way. She is moody, sullen, angry, rude and outspoken all the time. These are not characteristics that are desired in a wife. Katherine doesn't care though, she goes to above everyone's criticism, which comes from her father along with other random suitors to Bianca and she chooses to be her own person. She refuses to be polite simply because that is what is expected of her. The consequences of acting in this such a manner are that the men in the society refuse to marry her, they jest at her expense, and she is at risk to have to become an old maid and live with her father for the rest of her life. Her father can't wait

Their arranged marriage, based on the agreement between Katherine’s father and Petruccio, bonds in the extreme sense. During the arrangement Katherine was present, but had no input in the matter. The fact that Katherine denies Petruccio to be her husband and they are wed anyways, suggests that it did not matter as much when a woman opposed her marriage to a man. In this time period a woman’s input was overlooked, especially living in a patriarchal society. From a 21st century perspective, having an arranged marriage seems to not make for a happy life, even in the time period of Shakespeare. At Katherine and Petruccio’s wedding, Petruccio arrived very poorly dressed, almost homely looking, he deprived Katherine of food, clothes, and sleep, and argued with her until she agreed with him. All of these circumstances do not call for a happy marriage. However, in the fifth act of TOS, Katherine brings hope to light that she can be happy, even in her situation of an arranged marriage. When she gives the speech to her sister, Bianca, and the widow, the reader gets the sense that she is now “tamed.” Although, the marriage was arranged and Katherine does not seem happy, she leaves the reader thinking that there can be hope for happiness when you meet in the middle. Petruccio has the pleasure of having an obedient wife while Katherine gets to keep her witty

Shakespeare brings us back to the sisters in act II scene 1. This is a

In Shakespeare's comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare has a woman as one of the story's main characters. Katherine Minola (Kate) is off the wall, and kinda crazy. Because of her actions, the “male centered world” around her doesn't know what to do with her.