The Taming of the Shrew

people are treated equally or not equally. Protests or riots involving racial discrimination are all we see on the news. Another topic discussed heavily today is gender equality as well. Parts of literature and history such as Shakespeare’s “The Taming of The Shrew”, and Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” speech offer much insight to this topic by teaching lessons about how it was in the past. For that reason I believe we should still use pieces of literature such as these in the classroom today. The

about a person is their commitment to those beliefs. In the novels Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and William Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew, characters have to make difficult decisions that reflect their inner moral compass. In this paper, I will argue that between Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice and Katherine Minola in The Taming of the Shrew, Elizabeth shows herself to make more choices out of a moral compass. These two characters are both women who are head strong and act

William Shakespeare's Taming of the shrew is a very confusing book to read, especially since there are so many ways to read and interpret it. The book is perceived as a comedy but a very simple change in tone to some of the characters lines could make the play a drama or a tragedy. In “The Taming of the Shrew” a lot of things are assumed about the book that aren't for sure, such as, how the characters act, how they talk, their mannerisms, and how Kate is the shrew. We don't really know the answers

counterparts and are now able to receive the benefits that were once kept from them by a dominating male society. Although gender roles have been challenged and refined over the course of the twentieth century, main characters, Katherina from “Taming of the Shrew”, and Carol in “Oleanna”, nonetheless portray the exceptions or even the extremes, of feminine independence and superiority

The Relationship Between Katherine and Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew    William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright of all time.  His gift for developing characters is one major aspect that accounts for this lofty acknowledgement.  Shakespeare created various characters from drunks and fools to kings and generals.  The characters are so human and so real that the audience can see aspects of their own personalities represented on stage for better or worse.  Inadvertently

The Taming of the Shrew is a play Written by William Shakespeare between 1590 & 1592 But was Published in 1980. The play is based around Katerina the eldest daughter and Bianca the youngest, Lucentio a scholar, Petruchio Katerina’s husband and Katerina’s many suitors before Petruchio. Before Bianca is allowed near any boys Katerina must be married. 10 things I hate about you was adapted from Taming of the Shrew. The movie was in the same category as Taming of the shrew meaning that they used William

At first glance inside Shakespeare’s, Taming of the Shrew, one would perceive it to be a farce in which crude and slapstick humor is used to compose the play. This is shown through the use of comedic injuries, edgy humor, and a shallow storyline. Also, Robert Heilmann describes a farce as “people [characters] as if they lack, largely or totally, the physical, emotional, intellectual, and moral sensitivity that we think of as ‘normal.’’ Although this is how it appears, a deeper analysis of the plot

People have always gone out of their way to obtain what they desire in their life. Whether this obsession is out of greed or true necessity, a person will go to great lengths to achieve it. In the novel, The Taming of the Shrew, written by William Shakespeare, we find this trait present within the characters: Lucentio, Hortensio, Gremio, Petruchio, and Katherine. Each of these characters has their own motivation behind their actions in this story. Hortensio and Lucentio each wish to woo Bianca

William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew has been the subject of many debates discussing whether the play is pro-feminist or anti-feminist. The final speech given by Katherine allows speculation as to whether she was coerced into an unwanted marriage and speaks with irony or has, in fact, been ‘tamed’. Several scholars such as Coppélia Kahn and Natasha Korda have also questioned whether the ‘taming’ references to Katherine solely, or to a number of characters or as Korda discusses, whether

occurred for centuries, and they still point out this prejudice today. Both Shakespeare’s and Adichie’s literature, Taming of the Shrew and