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The Sexes - Online Term Paper

The Sexes

In the play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, Petrucio recognizes, respects and desires Katherine’s strength of character. Petrucio is a clever man who sees beyond facades because he uses them in addition to a lot of irony himself. (II, i 46) (II, I 283 - 89) He is stimualted by Katherines
sharp tongue and harsh actions. He proves this in many ways throughout the play. Petrucio is not in desperate need of money, but comes to Padua to find a rich wife. He says “To wive and thrive as best I may,” when he is telling Hortensio why he came to Padua. He means that he has come to find a wife and get richer. From Petrucios response to his friend Hortensio ...

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His servants like him very much and enjoy his entertainments. An example of this is when Petrucio and his servant man Grumio get into a disagreement about knocking on the gate. Reflective of this is Petrucio’s methods to “woo” Katherine. His methods are game like and outrageous. Such as when he beats up Grumio because Kate’s horse stumbles, or showing up late to the wedding. While showing Katherine how ridiculous she is about things, he is also making her feel special, which is something she never felt in life. He also says that “This is the way to kill a wife with kindness.” (IV,i 211) This is his courting method of when he makes the wife feel to good for everything surrounding her. When they eat dinner once he complains “Endanger choler planteth anger…. since of ourselves are choleric”. (IV, I 177) While Petrucio may not agree with what society has determined to be
proper, he is aware of the importance to ...

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Added: 9/10/2006 07:53:16 AM
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