William Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew Essay -- William Shakesp

William Shakespeares The Taming of the ShrewThe Taming of the Shrew could either be seen as offensive oracceptable to wo hands dependant upon the era of which they lived (16thcentury-the period of Shakespeare, or the 21st century). Act 4 photo 1is a master(prenominal) focal point to debate whether the play is seen as offensiveto women.In Shakespeares time, women were not treated humanely but more likeobjects. workforce were seen as the superior sex of which had completecontrol over women and could wed who ever they requiremented. The women hadno say in who they married. Basically the two sexes were not treatedequally. Also women could not go to school, but had to stay at home tocook and clean. Men could also bet on the conduct of their wives tosee which is the temperst. Obviously a lot has changed sinceShakespearian times and men and women are now treated equally and arrestthe same rights as each other. Women can go to school and also choosewho they want to marry. In the Shak espearian time the male superiorityetc would have been classed as acceptable and normal, but a modernaudience would be boggle if they saw a man bidding with thewomans dad to marry her. end-to-end Act 4 Scene 1, there are examples of the bad sermonPetruchio forces against KatherinaI tell thee, Kate, twas burnt and dried away, And I expressly amforbid to touch it, Act 4 Scene 1, bank bill 152-3.This recite shows that Petruchio is denying Katherina food by saying itis burnt and later on in his speech that burnt meat produced an excessof the choleric humour, which caused anger. We know he is lying justto make Katherina starve in order to tame her. This could definatelybe seen as offensive or even a detestation for denyin... ...lso the decisions were made not in the sistersinterests.In Act 5 Scene 2 the men bet on whose wife is closely docileLets each one send unto his wife and he whose wife is mostobedient to come at first when he doth send for her shall set ahead thewager which we will propose Act 5 Scene 2, Line 66-9.This again shows the women as objects and links to wealth. The men arethe superior sex, which have control over all including their wives.My conclusion is, that The Taming of the Shrew could definately beseen as offensive to women, especially in Act 4 Scene 1. The women areshown as betting objects and opportunities to gain in wealth andrespect. They were tamed to be the absolute wives through starvationand captivity. Everything that was forced upon the women, were not totheir best interests, but to the interests of the somebody doing it tothem.