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Taming of the Shrew

Date Submitted: 08/11/2004 00:40:54
Category: / Literature / English
Length: 8 pages (2108 words)
In Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, one topic that has been debated, interpreted, discussed, reinterpreted and adapted has been the character of Katharine, the shrew, and whether she was tamed, liberated, or just a good enough actress to make everyone think she was in fact, tamed. There are many arguments for and against each of these points, as well as an argument that discusses one television adaptation of Taming of the Shrew that presents Katherine …
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…the way she did - aggressive towards those who were being stubborn about their husband's authority. I see it as Katherine was trying to show them that if they were obedient to their husband, the husband would treat them as an equal. I also find I have to agree with the Moonlighting version of the play, in a sense. It has to be seen that if Katherine gave in some of her attitude towards Petruccio,
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