You are Cordially Invited To attend the Wedding Celebration Of
Katherina & Petruchio They will be joined In Holy Matrimony As
Husband and Wife Until Death They Do Part.
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When you marry, will it be for money, or love? Would you marry
someone that you hated? Should wives be submissive to their
husbands? All of these questions are asked in Shakespeares comedy
The Taming of the Shrew
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The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare,
believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.comedyWilliam
Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeares earliest
comedies, and it shares many essential characteristics with his
other romantic comedies, such as Much Ado About Nothing and A
Midsummer Nights Dream. These characteristics include lighthearted
and slapstick humor, disguises and deception, and a happy ending in
which most of the characters come out satisfied.
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A play focusing on the concerns of married life would have
seemed particularly relevant to English audiences of the
Renaissance period. Theirs was a society concerned with marriage in
general. Of particular worry to this society were shrews or
scoldsthat is, cantankerous or gossipy wives, who resisted or
undermined the assumed authority of the husband within a marriage.
The play celebrates the quick wit and fiery spirit of its heroine
even while reveling in her humiliation.
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Katherina (Kate) Minola the "shrew" of the title Bianca sister
of Katherina; the ingnueingnue Baptista Minola father of Katherina
and Bianca Petruchio suitor of Katherina Petruchio Gremio elderly
suitor of Bianca Lucentio suitor of Bianca (spends some of play
disguised as Cambio, a Latin tutor) Hortensio suitor of Bianca and
friend to Petruchio (spends some of the play disguised as Litio, a
music tutor) Grumio servant of Petruchioservant Tranio servant of
Lucentio (spends some of the play disguised as Lucentio)
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In the play the "Shrew" is Katherina Minola, the eldest
daughter of Baptista Minola, a lord in Padua. Katherina's temper is
notorious and it is thought no man would ever wish to marry her. On
the other hand, two men Hortensio and Gremio are eager to marry her
younger sister Bianca. However, Baptista has sworn not to allow his
younger daughter to marry before the elder Katherina is wed, much
to the despair of her suitors, who agree that they will work
together to marry off Katherina so that they will be free to
compete for Bianca.
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The plot becomes more complex when Lucentio, who has recently
come to Padua to attend university, sees Bianca and instantly falls
in love with her. Lucentio overhears Baptista announce that he is
on the lookout for tutors for his daughters, so he has his servant
Tranio pretend to be him while he disguises himself as a Latin
tutor named Cambio, so that he can woo Bianca behind Baptista's
back.
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In the meantime, Petruchio arrives in Padua, accompanied by his
servant, Grumio. Petruchio tells his old friend Hortensio that his
main goal is to wed a wealthy girl. Hearing this, Hortensio seizes
the opportunity to recruit Petruchio as a suitor for Katherina. He
also has Petruchio present to Baptista a music tutor named Litio
(Hortensio himself in disguise). Thus, Lucentio and Hortensio,
pretending to be the teachers Cambio and Litio, attempt to woo
Bianca unbeknownst to her father, and to one another.
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Petruchio, to counter Katherina's shrewish nature, woos her
with reverse psychology, pretending that every harsh thing she says
or does is kind and gentle.reverse psychology Katherina allows
herself to become engaged to Petruchio, and they are married in a
farcical ceremony during which (amongst other things) he strikes
the priest and drinks the communion wine, and then takes her home
against her will.communion wine
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After more of this treatment on their Honeymoon Bianca seems
beaten. They return to Padua, where everyone has become happily
married. Because of the general opinion that Petruchio is married
to a shrew, a quarrel breaks out about whose wife is the most
obedient. Petruchio proposes a wager whereby each will send a
servant to call for their wives, and whichever comes most
obediently will have won the wager for her husband. Katherina is
the only one of the three who comes, winning the wager for
Petruchio. At the end of the play, after the other two wives have
been hauled into the room by Katherina, she gives a speech on the
subject of why wives should always obey their husbands. The play
ends with Baptista, Hortensio and Lucentio marvelling at how
successfully Petruchio has tamed the shrew.
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Kates final speech has infuriated and confused Shakespeare
lovers for years. Here are five ways to interpret it: Katherina's
speech is sincere and Petruchio has successfully tamed her (this is
how it is presented in the 1983 BBC Shakespeare adaptation, for
example).1983 BBC Katerina's speech is sincere, though not because
Petruchio has "tamed" her but because she has come to see that
they're well-matched in temperament. Katherina's speech is ironic:
she is not being sincere in her statements but sarcastic,
pretending to have been tamed when in reality she has completely
duped or is humoring Petruchio (this is how it is presented in the
1967 Franco Zeffirelli adaptation). Katherina's speech cannot be
taken seriously due to the farcical nature of the play within a
play. Katherina's speech both satirizes gender roles and emphasizes
the social need for wives to be obedient to their husbands.
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There's small choice in rotten apples. The Taming of the Shrew,
1. 1 I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; If wealthily, then
happily in Padua The Taming of the Shrew, 1. 2 You are called plain
Kate, And bonny Kate and sometimes Kate the curst; But Kate, the
prettiest Kate in Christendom Kate of Kate Hall, my super-dainty
Kate, For dainties are all Kates, and therefore, Kate, Take this of
me, Kate of my consolation. The Taming of the Shrew, 2. 1 This is
the way to kill a wife with kindness. The Taming of the Shrew, 4. 1
A woman moved is like a fountain troubled,- Muddy, ill-seeming,
thick, bereft of beauty. The Taming of the Shrew, 5. 2 Such duty as
the subject owes the prince, Even such a woman oweth to her
husband. The Taming of the Shrew, 5. 2 I am ashamed that women are
so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace. The
Taming of the Shrew, 5. 2
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The Taming of the Shrew has been adapted to Opera, Radio, Film
and Television, the first film adaption being in 1908! It was
adapted in 1948 into a hit Broadway musical by Cole Porter called
Kiss Me Kate. Heres a scene where Bianca is being wooed by her
three suitors in a musical number called Tom, Dick or Harry Heres a
scene It was also made into a popular feature film, directed by
Franco Zeffirelli, in 1967, with Elizabeth Taylor as Katherina, and
Richard Burton as Petrucio.feature film, directed by Franco
Zeffirelli, in 1967 In 2013, actress Anne Hathaway announced that
she is planning to star in a modern-day version of The Taming of
the Shrew! But now Lets watch a different popular film based on The
Taming of the Shrew
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