How Does Katherina Change In The Taming Of The Shrew

Have you ever had to act a certain way to get what you wanted? Imagine acting a different way for such a long time that eventually that becomes the norm. William Shakespeare showed this in the play The Taming of the Shrew, this idea became reality for Katherina. Beginning the story as a shrewish, and callous, Katherina would undergo various challenges that would eventually change her into a superior women. Petruchio would take up the task of taming her to better himself and everybody around her. Despite some people believing that Kate was no actually tamed I believe because of Petruchio’s remorseless tests, Katherina was infact tamed into a pleasant women.
Right from the start Petruchio made it clear with Katherina in what he was going be undertaking

Petruchio argued until Katherina said that the sun is the moon. This is something Katherina would have originally never have agreed with, she would have bickered with Petruchio forever that the sun was actually the sun and not a moon. Katherina agreeing with Petruchio here helps show how her as a person is changing. Shortly after she gives in even further to Petruchio, finally showing major signs of change; “But sun it is not/ when you say it is not,/ and the moon changes even as your mind,/ what you will have it named, even that is/ and so it shall be for Katherine.” Katherina declared that whatever Petruchio says is reality. Some people may argue that she is just faking all this to get what she wants. People believe that she doesn’t actually mean all this but I think she does. Days earlier in the play you would never expect Katherina to be so obedient, she would always be arguing and living life how she wanted to no matter what people thought of

“...gentlewomen wear such caps as these,” says Katherina, “When you are gentle, you shall have one too,/ and not till then.” (198) Petruchio puts his foot down on Katherina, forcing her to be tame. Petruchio’s tactics may be inhumane but they get to Katherina. Katherina has never lived such a poor quality of life and now Petruchio is making it happen until her attitude on life is changed. Because Katherina is smart she knows that if she actually does change the way she acts she will be able to live life happily. If she behaves well enough she knows that Petruchio can treat her rightly and make her happy. All the more reason in which she wants to change, to be able to please Petruchio and inreturn heightening the quality of her own