The Taming of the Shrew

Written in the late 16th century during the Elizabethan era, the Taming of the Shrew is a play by William Shakespeare. It tells the narrative of Katherine, a termagant, rebellious “shrew”, daughter to father Baptista and sister to unassuming, obedient, attractive Bianca. In it, she is subjected to methods intended to restrain her aggressive behaviour, or effectively “tame” her, by Petruchio, a bachelor on the prowl for wealthy women. Having been performed throughout the centuries to create a historical

Social norms are rules in society that others expect us to follow. These norms may be considered traditional or polite, and there are benefits to following these norms. Writer, William Shakespeare, explores this very idea in his play, The Taming of the Shrew, a text about romance, hierarchies, and the story of Katherine and Bianca Minola, two girls with opposite personalities. Katherine is being forced into a relationship throughout the story, because Katherine is considered wild and unruly and

Throughout the works of Shakespeare there are several relationships that develop in order to help guide the story into its conclusion. For instance, in Othello, and Taming of the Shrew, similar relationships between the male and female lead characters are displayed and emphasized to bring large meaning to each of the texts. It is these relationships between fathers and daughters, as well as husbands and wives that form to progress the plots of each play. Through these bold and sometimes fatal relationships

comes advances, as many of Shakespeare’s play have been adapted from text to film. Some films take Shakespeare’s original plot and twist it to be more modern, while others stick with the classic. In Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film version of The Taming of the Shrew, he recreates Shakespeare’s loved play. Although Zeffirelli stays close to Shakespeare’s original text, he does omit and add lines and scenes that weren’t originally in the play. Zeffirelli also adds body language and stage directions where

were allowed to work were in domestic areas. This essay will be focusing on the taming of the shrew with the role of status of women and attitudes towards marriage and courtship during the Elizabethan era. In Elizabethan society, all that women were considered of was the lower end of men and the weaker gender. Women and men’s role in Elizabethan society is completely different to modern society. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare shows exactly what the attitudes were like. For example

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. In the beginning, a lot of what we learn about Kate comes from what other people say about her. In Act I, she is only seen briefly and she speaks even less, but our picture of Kate is pretty clear. Shakespeare, sets up a teaching lesson

In William Shakespeare’s romantic and comical play The Taming of The Shrew, quick-witted Petruchio acts in ways that he feels necessary to acquire what he cares about most. Petruchio, the adventurous son of Antonio, desires attention from people like his wife Katherine and he works toward getting it while disregarding what others think of him. Doing whatever he pleases, Petruchio tries to exert his power over Katherine throughout their new marriage. Even after the death of his wealthy father, money

In the play ‘’Taming of the Shrew’’, Lucentio arrives with his two servants named Tranio and Biondello. Lucentio is a young rich man who’s from the Italian city of Padua. Lucentio and his servants goes to a local university, so that Lucentio can start his studies. However, that change when, Lucentio first saw Bianca. Bianca is a beautiful young woman. She has a sister named, Katherina. Lucentio ends up falling in love with Bianca. The issue is that Bianca has two suitors named, Hortensio and Gremio

The Taming of the Shrew The play begins with Katherina drinking in the bar and meeting Petruccio, then the stage changes and story begins. Bianca is the second daughter who was admired by lots of men, while Katherina, the older sister, because of her strong character, did not have anybody liking her or wanting to get marry her. However, the father of the sister would not let Bianca marry before Katherina, therefore, men who wanted to marry Bianca tries to find a man who can manage Katherina and

Rebecca Brutus Mrs. Spillman 7th Grade - English Language Arts 13 March 2024 The Benefit of Social Norms in The Taming of the Shrew What are social norms? Social norms are rules that are considered normal in society. Writer, William Shakespeare, explores this very idea in his play, The Taming of the Shrew, a text set in Padua, Italy about two girls, Katherina and Bianca Minola, and their father, Baptista Minola’s rules for them. The youngest, Bianca, is a perfect, gentle-mannered, and docile girl