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This 5 page paper discusses William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew as it applies to feminist themes, or the lack thereof. Examples are given and cited which support the thesis. Short Outline included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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man in question is a father, brother, husband, or even a total stranger, the outcome is always the same where Katherine is concerned. She and others like her are treated
like second class citizens, which in turn leads to shrew-like behavior. If one really wanted to get to the bottom line in this play, the title itself is insulting
to women. It indicates that women are animals that must be tamed and domesticated. This domination takes many forms as one can see from the play, and in fact, if
one squints ones eyes, it is possible that Shakespeare, much like Ibsen, is holding up the discrepancies in the way women and men are allowed to behave. From this depiction
then, it is shown that the true shrew is not the women, but the men or those who try to relegate them to sub-human status, and otherwise ignore their potentials
as either mates, companions, or equals. Katherine and her questionably loving husband Petruchio were probably very characteristic of the society in which they lived. People back then did not
marry for love, but most often their marriages were already arranged for them. These arrangements were made for many reasons, money, alliances between powerful families, and prestige. Love did not
factor into the equation, though it would seem that love was possible eventually. Given that Petruchio considers Katherine his prize he sets about to tame her immediately. What a
Shakespearian audience found hilarious, the modern audience finds abhorrent. He sets to training" Katherine much like he would one of his hunting dogs, or birds. He literally holds her prisoner
in their home, denying her basic comforts such as food, and sleep until she is so exhausted that she agrees to his demands. But his abuse doesnt stop there.
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