Taming Of The Shrew Analysis

I must and will have Katherine to my wife. (Act 2, Scene 1, Page 13)

In both Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck evident components of friendship are persuaded throughout the storyline, particularly in Lennie and George’s friendship in Of Mice and Men and Ralph and Piggy’s friendship in Lord of the Flies. In both books the authors focus on the natural dependence human beings have on each other. Of particular importance is the bond the characters share being outsiders, the dependence they have on one another, the respect they share, the theme of survival, the sacrifice that comes with love and the contrast in their personalities.

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).

Specifically, Petruchio uses the technique of starving Kat in order to tame her (4.1.194-195). He uses a cruel strategy because he feels weakening her will make her obedient. Patrick pretends to be interested in reading a book Kat enjoys (10 Things). He wants to tame Kat by showing her they have similar interests while showing her his charming side. In summary, both try to tame Kat; however Patrick uses compassion to woo her while Petruchio uses a more aggressive strategy.

"Kate the curst" and "lusty wench" are just few of the many names used by the villagers to describe Katharina (Draper 93). Her sarcastic attitude and violent temper ruin all of her ladylike qualities. In order to tame her, Petruchio must act in the same manner in which Katharina acts. "Their war begins as mutual sexual provocation, which, after marriage, is replaced with childish tantrums" (Bloom 29). Petruchio plans to deprive her of what she is accompanied to, such as sleep and food; he does this in such a cunning manner in which she cannot possibly be mean to him, for he is acting the way in which she acts. Petruchio counterpoises his method of fighting fire with fire by constant praise of those

The Power of Love in 10 Things I Hate About You and Taming of the Shrew 'The Power of Love' is portrayed in various themes throughout both.

In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph sees himself as civilized, responsible, and a leader. Ralph sees himself as civilized because while on the island he tries to create order and rule. Ralph speaks to all of the boys, "If we have a signal going they'll come and take us off. And another thing. We ought to have more rules. Where the conch is, that's a meeting. The same here as down there" (Golding 420). Ralph tells the boys that there will be rules and that they need to follow them. Ralph's civilization kicks in at this moment by commanding rules and order. Ralph also views himself as responsible. Throughout his time on the island Ralph tries his best to make good decisions, not only for himself, but for all the boys. Even when has

As Katharina beings her speech she tells how being a shrew is “In no sense meet or amiable.” (5.2.6).This implies that she thinks differently on being a woman who speaks her mind. She continues to say that being

“When love speaks the voice of all the gods makes heaven drowsy with the harmony,” Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, scene II.

The Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate about You are romantic comedies. Even though they are written 400 years apart, they have many similarities. The many similarities are because 10 Things I Hate About You was loosely based on The Taming of the Shrew. However, there are some differences in some of the characters. One character that stands out from both, The Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You, is Katherine and Katarina. Both characters do not care what others think about them and both act like they do not like their men when they really do. Although there are many comparisons, there are also a few differences. One major difference is that they both play a different role in the taming sequence.

Most nice people aren’t who they seem to be. Bianca is the perfect example of this because she can make others think she’s submissive, but in reality Bianca drags everyone around without them even knowing it. However, she is more polite and nicer in public than Katherine is. This may be the case, nevertheless, it ignores the facts. Bianca wouldn’t show up when Lucentio called for her. Bianca is the true shrew.

Kat’s consistent verbal and physical outbreaks to the people in her life are frowned upon in the society, similar to Catherine’s short temper and harsh word choice, both are considered shrewish and harshly judged. From the dawn of the play Katherine show’s no sign of subtleness with her words, warning Petruchio in Act 2 Scene 1: If I be waspish, best beware my sting. This brings up the ageless statement that the shrew never dies in

In Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About you the characters are very similar. On the other hand they are very different. In Taming of

“10 things I hate about you” and “The Taming of the Shrew” are similar to each other in many ways but at the same time they are very different. Both fall under the category romantic comedy, deal with relationships, and have happy endings. So how are they so much alike but so different?

In the words of the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.” In other words, humans harbor an ever present looming evil nature within themselves. Evil is the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin, or the wicked or immoral part of someone. This concept of inner evil rising to the surface permeates William Golding’s dystopian novel Lord of the Flies, that evil exists in every human, proven through the characterization of the marooned boys. There is foreshadowing of the dangers of the boys’ inner immorality from one of the boys, Simon. As the novel progresses, evil starts asserts itself as the boys cast off their innocence and humanity, and turning against each other. Even the