Comedic Devices Used In The Taming Of The Shrew

There are many comedic devices that work to develop the plot in The Taming of the Shrew. They are used throughout the story. A lot of examples of comedic devices has been used throughout the different Acts. The examples through acts one through five will be shown and explain as we go.

In act one Lucencio Tranio and Petruchio change themselves to servant and a music teacher to try and trick Kate and Bianca’s father so they can marry his daughters. These two men try to trick Baptista their father so they can marry Bianca and Kate. Through their disguises, Lucencio Tranio and Petruchio show us a comedic advice of mistaken and disguised identity to trick Baptista.
In act two Petruchio meets Kate and they fight back and forth with each other.

He uses nice words and she uses mean bad words to him while they argue. She uses bad words because isn’t used to him talking friendly to her so she hit him but he says he will hit her back if she hits him. Here Petruchio and Kate are arguing back and forth. The comedic device used in this scene is Petruchio who is smart and with his smart language tries to get Kate into liking him.
In act three act Kate is at the alter waiting to get married when Petruchio shows up late wearing bad clothes and riding a messed up old horse that was sick. Here the comedic device is a surprise plot twist. People didn’t expect Petruchio to show up to a wedding in bad messed up clothes riding a messed up horse that is sick just to embarrass Kate to get her to be full under his control and listen to everything he says.
In act for Petruchio takes Kate home after the wedding. He has a plot that will make her want him and to get her to fully control her. First thing does is he argues that the food she has made is burned and throws it on the floor and says that Kate must only have the best so she goes to bed and sleeps with no food. Next thing he does is he argues the bed was made completely messed up and that it is not perfect for Kate to sleep in it. What Kate really wants is just food and a bed to sleep in but it was all part of Patricio’s plot to get her under his full control. The comedic device in this scene is love with a struggle. Kate tries to not listen to Petruchio but every day she does she goes without food or sleep she has no choice but to listen to him if she wants to eat or sleep.
In act five Petruchio, Lucentio, Hortensio, Baptista, Bianca, Kate and another women get together to celebrate all the weddings. All the guys still think Petruchio failed in getting Kate to listen to him. They made a bet that out of all their wives which ever one comes first there would win. Each of them told their servant to get their wives but the servants one by one came back them and said their wives couldn’t come because they were busy, but when Petruchio sent his servant to get Kate she was the first to come back which shocked everyone. After that Kate and Petruchio went to bed happily together.
The comedic device in this scene is unity and peace in the ending. Petruchio wanted to brag and show off his new wife and how he had got full control of her by throwing a party. All the husbands made bets to whoever’s wife would come first and Kate shocked them all by being the first to be there. So after Petruchio had finally gotten full control of Kate she was now allowed to be able to eat and sleep with him and the story ends with them as a successful couple united and with peace.