The Taming Of The Shrew: Kate's Soliloquy

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era, assisted in
contributing to the oppression of females in society for an innumerable amount
of years.
After the conclusion of The Taming of the Shrew, including Kate's
soliloquy, the audience is left with a proud feeling - proud of the fact that
Petruchio tamed such a shrew so well. The men of the audience are about with
feeling of satisfaction and justification. Shakespeare skillfully catered
towards both sexes by using Petruchio much like the stereotypical action figure
of today; a character who does the unbelievable effortlessly and leaves the
audience in awe. In the play Petruchio, short after the inception of his
skillful wooing, begins a plan "to kill a wife with kindness". Craftily he gives
her anything that she pleases, only to swipe it away when he finds a flaw in the
item. he also resorts to keeping Kate as a prisoner in his home, until she
slowly becomes subservient and submissive to him. Petruchio deftly puts all on
the line with his wager, "And he whose wife ...

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