How Male Characters are Portrayed in The Taming of the Shrew Male characters in the “Taming of the Shrew” play a significant role in the play as women in fact without the male characters one can say that the male characters wouldn’t react in the manner they do. The characters I have selected are Tranio, Hortensio, Lucentio and Petruchio because I feel they play more significant roles in the play then any of the other male characters due to the fact that three of them
Character Analysis The main character in the play Taming of the Shrew is Katherine, who undergoes a major transformation throughout the play as she begins stubborn and ill tempered and ends a subservient wife. At the beginning of the play, her disobedience is marked by the sharp contrast between her behaviors and those of her polite and feminine younger sister. The only issue is that her sister’s many suitors will not have the option to marry her until she is married herself. Katherine is “tamed”
Character Analysis of Katherine “The Shrew” Wrote by William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy play that takes place during the late 16th century. The title itself is simple use of figurative language. Rather than to be token literal, the “Shrew” is in reference to the character that the audience knows as Katherine. The “taming” is the description of Petruchio’s process in breaking Katherine's “shrewish” ways of being an uncontrollable wife. During a time where women were looked at
An analysis of the relationship between Petruchio and Katherina throughout the play The Taming Of The Shrew Introduction: The Taming Of The Shrew is a comic play based around a town in Italy called Padua. In my view, the play is mainly centred round the relationship of Petruchio and Katherina. Petruchio, a young, ambitious and (it could be said) ravenous man has his heart set on locating a young and beautiful women with a wealthy background to be his wife. The fact that he will only be
The Taming of the Shrew: Stand by Your Man - The Psychotherapist Perspective The universal nature of the themes in The Taming of the Shrew, beg analysis and social critique. This comedic farce, by William Shakespeare, creates an elegant depiction of a modern life and romantic love with all of its masks and pretensions. It is easy to assume the perspective of a psychotherapist while witnessing the drama of Katherine and Petruchio’s love affair unfolding. Concepts like “emotional
Shrew: Moment Analysis Particular moments in William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew have a special significance in regard to the overall meaning of the play. One such moment is when Petruchio and Katherine talk about “how bright and goodly shines the moon,” (Shakespeare 13). At this moment, the insistent Petruchio pressures Katherine to refer to the sun as the moon. After a brief tussle of wits, Petruchio acquiesces and agrees to adopt the line of thought forced on to her by Petruchio. This moment
story Shakespeare subtly presents a relationship which is built upon trust, involving two intelligent characters who come to appreciate one another. Which can be supported by the view of later feminists, who agree that it is not necessarily individual men who oppress women, but the underlying prejudice of a patriarchal society. Though the play is introduced depicting a strong-willed, bold female character, this is ultimately undermined by the finale, in which Kate seemingly submits to the role of the
the Shrew. The devices used has shown the audience how the shrew could be changed by receiving the same treatment it has been giving. Shakespeare used comedic devices to help keep the audience focused on the story and keep them guessing to what Petruchio was going to do to make Katharina tame. The plot becomes developed when certain events with family drama, quick-witted language, and unexpected scenarios that take place to create plot twists that no one can foreshadow. All of the materials used
Taming of the shrew and 10 things I hate about you assignment. Who is your favourite character? My favourite character in the taming of the shrew is tranio because although he is not a antagonist like petruchio, lucentio or the sisters he is the character that the play relies on. The plot of the taming of the shrew consists of a man named petruchio marrying a woman named Katherine so that another man named lucentio can marry Katherines younger sister Bianca. Tranio is a great help to this play
exempla, cautionary tales, and wonderfully vivid scenes and characters” (Hume 64). One of Shakespeare’s plays that both can serve as cautionary tale and contains vibrant scenes and characters is The Taming of the Shrew, particularly evident in the tempestuous duo of Katherine and Petruchio. While audiences tend to see the play through the lens of romantic comedy, there is another side to Petruchio that necessitates close reading. Analysis of Petruchio’s unscrupulous, harsh, and offensive language