““The Shrew”The Shrew”From From The Taming of The Taming of

the Shrewthe Shrew

Play Written by: William Shakespeare

By: Audrey Roy

DefinitionDefinition

• Shrew (noun)Shrew (noun)

““A woman A woman with a violent, with a violent, scolding, or scolding, or nagging nagging temperament; a temperament; a scold.”scold.”

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Importance!Importance!• The importance of the character of The importance of the character of

the shrew is to dictate events that the shrew is to dictate events that happen later in the play by their happen later in the play by their attitudes.attitudes.

• In the 15In the 15thth century it would have century it would have been uncommon for a woman to act been uncommon for a woman to act in such an outrageous way. Woman in such an outrageous way. Woman should have had no say in events should have had no say in events that were happening in the play but that were happening in the play but the character of a shrew disproves the character of a shrew disproves that fact.that fact.

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Information About the PlayInformation About the Play

The Taming Of the Shrew is a romantic The Taming Of the Shrew is a romantic Comedy that has a light and comical Comedy that has a light and comical tone on a serious issue. tone on a serious issue.

Time period: During the Italian Time period: During the Italian Renaissance Renaissance

Setting: A city-state called Padua Setting: A city-state called Padua Themes: Social roles within society and Themes: Social roles within society and

Getting Married for moneyGetting Married for moneyII

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• Act 1, Sc. 2, Lines 76-77Act 1, Sc. 2, Lines 76-77

" 'Katherine the Curst'" 'Katherine the Curst'A title for a maid, of all titles A title for a maid, of all titles

the the worst.“ –Grumio worst.“ –Grumio

He is stating Katherine's bad He is stating Katherine's bad reputationreputation

“Asses are made to bear, and so are you” –Katherine

-This quote just symbolizes how Petruccio and Katherine talked to each other during their arguments. They would say quick and rude comebacks to each other.

• Katherine is always degrading and Katherine is always degrading and insulting people around her. Her insulting people around her. Her horrible temper is said to be from her horrible temper is said to be from her unhappiness.unhappiness.

-she is jealous of how her father -she is jealous of how her father treats her and her sister differentlytreats her and her sister differently

-has fear she will never win over -has fear she will never win over a husbanda husband

-upset about the way men treat -upset about the way men treat herher

-does not fit into society by not -does not fit into society by not obeying her father and not showing any obeying her father and not showing any respect to anyone else eitherrespect to anyone else either

• Katherine attacks her sister Bianca Katherine attacks her sister Bianca because she wont tell her which suitor because she wont tell her which suitor she prefers. Katherine ties her up, she prefers. Katherine ties her up, chases her, and curses her.chases her, and curses her.

• She tries to tear apart Petruccio by She tries to tear apart Petruccio by insulting him and using her quick insulting him and using her quick comebacks. She is shocked when he is comebacks. She is shocked when he is equally as witty as she is. This is equally as witty as she is. This is straying from the men she usually deals straying from the men she usually deals with because they are slower- witted. with because they are slower- witted.

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Modern Day ShrewModern Day Shrew• Kat Stratford- the shrewKat Stratford- the shrew

-she is mean she yells and -she is mean she yells and degrades men. degrades men.

-people are scared of her-people are scared of her

• Bianca Stratford- the sisterBianca Stratford- the sister

-can not date until her sister -can not date until her sister doesdoes

• Patrick Verona- PetruccioPatrick Verona- Petruccio

-at first he is only in it for the -at first he is only in it for the money to win over the shrew. But ends money to win over the shrew. But ends up falling for her in the end.up falling for her in the end.

• Walter Stratford- Signor Baptista Walter Stratford- Signor Baptista

-wont allow his daughter to -wont allow his daughter to date unless the older one does. date unless the older one does.

-favors Bianca and that leaves -favors Bianca and that leaves the shrew unhappy. the shrew unhappy.

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• "I come to wive it "I come to wive it wealthily in wealthily in Padua;Padua;If wealthily, then If wealthily, then happily in Padua" happily in Padua" -Petruccio-Petruccio

This quote just This quote just shows how shows how Petruccio wanted Petruccio wanted to marry for to marry for money and how money and how that was a that was a common thing to common thing to do because it was do because it was a time of poverty.a time of poverty.

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Happy Ending Happy Ending

• The shrew may be a nuisance to The shrew may be a nuisance to society but they do not remain society but they do not remain shrews forever. In fact they end up shrews forever. In fact they end up making the other women look more making the other women look more shrew-like since they start to become shrew-like since they start to become more considerate of everyone’s more considerate of everyone’s feelings. Once the shrew gets what feelings. Once the shrew gets what she wants it ends happily!she wants it ends happily!

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