Katharina and Petruchio from The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
My two favourite characters from the play, The Taming of the Shrew,
which was written by William Shakespeare, are Katharina and Petruchio.
I find them extremely interesting, not just because they are the main
characters, but because of their contrast, chemistry and similarity
between them. They go from hating each other at the beginning of the
book and by the end, Katharina is obedient, the taming is complete and
they are married living happily together.
Petruchio has one of the main parts to play in the book as 'the tamer'
while Katahrina is alongside him as 'the shrew', which in turn makes
up the title of the story. Katharina is very argumentative,
disagreeable and violent with all her suitors and indeed Bianca, for
example the stage directions say that,
"Katharina with a whip stands over Bianca, who crouches by the wall,
her hands tied behind her." (Act 2, Scene 1, Stage Directions)
This shows that she is extremely violent and willing to beat a
confession out of anyone. Because Katharina is this way, no man wishes
to marry her, although many of tried. But Petruchio comes along and he
finds a challenge and, of course, a fair amount of money to profit
from the venture. He is interested in the money from the dowry in
particular because he enquires,
"Then tell me - if I got your daughter's love, what dowry shall I have
with her to wife?" (Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 119 - 120)
This shows he is probably more interested in the dowry than in
Katharina. Now we know that Petruchio is greedy as well as rich!
A good scene to show as an example of both Petruchio and Katharina in
conversation is Act 2, Scene 1. While Petruchio is in...
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... none shall eat; Last night she slept not,
nor tonight she shall not." (Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 182 - 183)
This shows us that Petruchio is starving Katharina of her food and
also depriving her of sleep. Hopefully this will turn her into a good
person! Petruchio mentions one last thing near to the end of his
second soliloquy, which tells us exactly why he is doing this:
"This is a way to kill a wife with kindness." (Act 4, Scene 1, Line
193)
In conclusion I think the two make an entertaining pair, which make
the story thoroughly enjoyable for many people. The 'tamer' and 'the
shrew' are amazingly similar in different ways and in the end
Petruchio and Katharina bonded. Katharina becomes extremely well
behaved and obedient even more so than Bianca, the total opposite to
what she used to be. The taming of the shrew is complete and thus, the
story ends.
“The dowry promised me was 600 florins. I went to dine with her that evening… The Saturday after Easter… I gave her the ring and then on Sunday evening, March 30, she came to live in our house simple and without ceremony.”
impress the King I will be able to marry his daughter. At the time the
Nay, now I see she is your treasure, she must have a husband; I must
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In William Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio acts as a master tamer by depriving Katherine of her necessities, being a mirror image of her, and making her agree with him. Petruchio displays the qualities of a master tamer by making her agree with all of his opinions. Acting as a mirror image, Petruchio proves he holds the role of a master tamer and will do whatever he wants. In order to be a master tamer to Katherine, Petruchio deprives her of all her basic needs and necessities.
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is otherwise known as Kate. At her first entrance in Act 1 Scene 1 she
In Act 3 Scene 3 (the scene following on from the one in question) the
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