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In seven pages this paper examines three scenes in which the the complexity of the taming theme is explored, considers which of the characters is tamed and whether or not there are other characters involved in this taming. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.
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File: TG15_TGtots.rtf
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was referring to some type of wildcat he sought to domesticate. However, he was describing the woman to whom he was betrothed, Katherina Kate Minola, eldest daughter of one
of Paduas wealthiest men. William Shakespeares raucous comedy The Taming of the Shrew (1594) thematically explores the means by which Petruchio is able to tame the shrewish Kate so
that she will make a suitable wife for him. The theme of taming is complexity explored throughout this witty play - sexually, physically, and socially. While Petruchio essentially
remains untamed throughout the course of the play, Katherinas transformation by the conclusion of the fifth act convincingly reveals the extent of the unconventional husbands taming prowess. He proved
himself to be as good as his word; Petruchio was truly born to tame Kate, but he would have some help from an unwitting accomplice - Kates own younger sister
and rival Bianca. Although contemporary audiences are not as amused by Petruchio as were Shakespeares Elizabethan patrons - they regard him as more shrewish than Kate, an aggressively domineering spouse
with a penchant for domestic abuse - he symbolized the times in which the Bard wrote. It was perfectly acceptable for a strong man to dominate his wife.
There were few constraints placed upon male behavior whereas for women it was quite the opposite. They were expected to be meek, docile, and submissive to all of the
men in their lives. Before she met Petruchio, Kate refused to conform to this socially imposed gender stereotype. She was as stubborn, willful, and opinionated as many of
her male counterparts, much to the consternation of her father Baptista, whose sole purpose at this stage of his life was marrying off his two daughters so they would be
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