Petruccio's Treatment Of Women

The next change seen in Kate is how obedient she has become when Petruchio and her are heading to Bianca’s wedding. Petruchio says that the moon is out, when in actuality it is daytime. Petruchio and Kate have a brief disagreement until she finally rolls over and says “Forward, I pray, since we have come so far, And be it moon, or sun, or what you please. An if you please to call it a rush candle, Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me”(IV.iv.206). This shows that she is obedient and even if what Petruchio is saying is completely false she will obey and agree.

Petruchio wears the psychological mask of a guy who only has eyes for money. He makes his mask clear to the reader when he tells Hortensio to “wife wealthily” adding “you don’t know the power of gold.” after being told about Katherina’s bad behavior, not to mention her temper. It appears that Petruchio marries Kate for her money, but immediately starts to “kill her with kindness”. He begins going so by depriving her of food and sleep because he claims that neither the food from the kitchen nor the bed is good enough for her. Petruchio puts on a show of bad temper towards his servants for every fault, showing Kate what it is like to live with a bad-tempered person. For the first time in her life, Kate finds herself trying to get someone else to control their anger. Petruchio also shows Kate that she will get the things she wants when she learns to agree with what her husband says. By treating Kate in this manner, Petruchio seems cruel, but there is a reason for it. If he were truly interested only in money, he could have left Kate at home and gone out on his own. In the end, his efforts to improve his wife have worked. He improves Kate’s life, so that she does not continue to live an unhappy life. Because of Petruchio, Katherina the shrew is happily married in the end, and comes to be a good example to

As many may think, women weren’t as important during the renaissance period. Some seem to believe that women had it easier than they do today. Some even believe that they had much more power and independence. If only that were true. Women who showed too much independence, sexual or otherwise,

In addition, Kate’s final monologue, also in Act 5, scene 2, tells the audience a lot; about the play itself, as well as the society in Shakespeare’s era. On face value, Kate’s final monologue seems to be a long lecture about serving your husband, no questions asked. “Then vail your stomachs, for it is no boot, / And place your hands below your husband’s foot” (v, ii, lines 92-3, page 221). However, Shakespeare gave Kate the last word in the play, a sign of her consistent power and control. As well, her monologue can be perceived as quite ironic. Kate is aware of the beliefs about how women in the household should act and, as clearly portrayed throughout the entire play, the role Petruchio has been trying to get her to fill. By playing along fullheartedly with society’s expectations, in front of the large audience of guests, Kate becomes “truly tamed” - or just incredibly

The younger sister cannot have a relationship with a man Petruchio may have been mean to her in order to tame her but by the end; he shows how he truly loves her. “Come, my sweet Kate/Better once than never, for never too late” (Shakespeare Vi 149-150). Kat’s sonnet about her feelings towards Patrick show that she has accepted that she can be in love. This is her version of being “tamed” because she can rely on someone other than herself. Patrick uses the money he made dating her to buy her a guitar and beg for her forgiveness. He has fallen for her though that was no his original intention. “I thought you could use it. You know, when you start your band. Besides, I had some extra cash, you know. Some asshole paid me to take out a really great girl but I screwed up. I fell for her” (10 Things I Hate About You). Besides the story, the filmmakers have used several exact lines from the play in the movie. Cameron echoes Lucentio’s line, “I burn, I pine, I perish”(Shakespeare Ii 155) when he sees Bianca for the first time. Kat, like Kate, tells her sister “You don't always have to be who they want you to be” (10 Things I Hate About You). The filmmakers kept Shakespeare’s story of love and deceit intact in the modernization.

The Victorian period marked the first traces of progress in the feminist movement, and poet Christina Rossetti embraced the advancement as her own long-established principles slowly became publicly acceptable. Her poem "Goblin Market" comments on the institutions in Victorian society that she and her feminist contemporaries wished to see altered, creating modern female heroines to carry out its messages. The goblins serve as malicious male figures to tempt the innocent heroines, sisters Laura and Lizzie, to corruption.

As time passes, so does the evolution of relationships. 10 Things I Hate About You’s Patrick Verona, and Taming of the Shrew’s Petrutio show great change throughout both the play and the movie in terms of their relationship with Kate and Katherine. This is shown due to the evolution of relationships over time. Years ago marriage was based on land and money, while today marriage is based on two people falling in love. First off; In the play, Petrutio request Baptista’s daughter, Katherine’s hand in marriage, and there was nothing she could do to stop it, however in the movie that is placed in modern time, Kate has the right to reject Patrick’s proposal without her fathers say. Secondly when it comes to falling in love, in the play Petrutio and Katherine never really fall in love, however in the movie Patrick and Kate eventually do. Lastly towards the end of the play, Katherine

Kate is also very tough and modest like most men, who are raised and taught to hide their emotions in public. However deep inside Kate is still a female. In the second investigation which Kate had with Ellen, Kate does end up allowing herself to break down with tears in the midst of her conversation about her dead lover Anne. Here, Forrest shows that even though some women are masculine, they are limited to an extent because they are in custody to the biological determinism which determines the limits for the advancing of success based on sex (Rubin Thinking Sex). It is important that Forrest was able to show both sides of Kate: the tough masculine side and the soft elegant feminine side.

As the millenniums pass and years go by, the world continues to evolve each day. Across the world, in every society, men and women have specific roles that they carry out. During ancient times, in most cultures, women were inferior to men. This is still true in many countries today. It has taken American women many centuries to have gained the rights and privileges they have today. Women have made many immense achievements, fought for their rights and stood up for what they believed in during the past century. It is very important to understand the role of women in history because they have played an imperative part of how each society functioned. In Classical Athens, women and men were citizens however men were superior to the women.

‘What is Love, baby don’t hurt me, Baby don’t hurt me… no more’ Love is represented in many shapes and ideas based on social context as well as those caught within. William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew as well as its adaptation 10 Things I Hate About You by Gil

In the play, Petruccio was very harsh to Katerina. He starved her, and deprived her of sleep. He would act like this was all of the servants fought, when it was really his. In the move, Patrick charmed Katherine into liking him. He did persist on her going out with him, but he never forced her to. This is a big contrast in how different time are now. What happened in the play would today be considered domestic abuse. Patrick acted how a person should expect a man too now days.

The Taming of the Shrew: Katherina - the Woman Formerly Known as Shrew   The Katherina that gives the final speech in The Taming of the Shrew is quite a departure from the Katherina we were introduced to in Act I. This new Kate is modest, quiet and obedient.

The relationship between Kate and Petruchio is completely different from the love of Bianca and Lucentio. "Kate is a neglected, hurt, and humiliated daughter who disguises her grief from herself as well as others with a noisy shrewish temper" (Craig 342). She has a fiery disposition and a reputation for reacting violently to people. The challenge of capturing her is Petruchio's real attraction to her. He can be seen as a rough, unfeeling, greedy, "swash-buckler" who cares nothing for Kate's feelings (so long as she has money). "

” (Raddall 19). Mr. Mears was “amazed at the change in her” (Raddall 19). This is significant as this is the first time Kezia shows a different identity, one that allows her to be in control, something that she could not do before when she was living with the Barclay family. Raddall writes, “Kezia was surprised at herself” (Raddall 20). Kezia is astonished by her action; that she was able to say what she said to Mr. Mears. Moreover, Kezia is surprised by her capacity for change. Kezia realizes that she can do so much more to be able to control her surroundings, and possibly evade a marriage she does not want to be a part of. Kezia is also surprised by her development, and her potential for further development. As Kezia is telling Mr. Mears what to do, she expresses her new self, Raddall writes, “'Put your arms around me' commanded the new Kezia, and he obeyed” (Raddall 20). Kezia again shows the development of her new identity. She is being more dominant, instead of being quiet like how she was before. Something was holding her back from speaking her mind, and doing the things she wanted to do, and she is slowly breaking away from that. She is exerting the new power she has over Mr. Mears, and it makes her feel in control. Eventually, Kezia's realizes that she cannot be forced into something she does not

Everybody knows that the most enthralling stories have a good villain. A “good” villain refers to a character who is ruthless, cunning, and an all-around mastermind who keeps the audience guessing. One of the most interesting villains is Iago from William Shakespeare’s Othello. Iago is a villain who has been