Taming of the Shrew Timeline by Josie Shearer

Katherine

josieshearer — 2025-03-18 13:53:08 UTC

In the play, we see the theme of appearance vs. reality when looking at the character Katherine personality. Katherine is short-tempered, sharped tongued, and feisty making her unlovable among the townsmen. While everyone views her as a “shrew”, she is in reality a devoted wife to her husband Petruccio. During her sister’s wedding, she told Petrucio and the public that “thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, thy head, thy sovereign: one that cares for thee” (Shakespeare 302). This example of Katherine proving who she really is affects the plot of the play as one may not view her as a “shrew” anymore. Katherine's character development shows that her personality may seem fiery, but in reality, she is a caring woman.

This meme relates to Katherine's character, because this is how she is described in the play among the townsmen.

Petruccio

josieshearer — 2025-03-18 13:53:22 UTC

In the play, we see the theme of appearance vs. reality when looking at Katherine's husband, Petruccio. Petruccio is bold, confident, and confident in taming Katherine's fierce personality. Throughout the beginning of the book, the townsmen sees Petruccio as a brave man who dares to try and marry a “shrew” for the money, but in reality he truly loves Katherine.. After the wedding ceremony of him and Katherine, he shares that “[Katherine] is my goods, my chattels; she is my house, my household-stuff, my field, my barn, my horse, my ox, my ass, my anything, and here she stands” (Shakespeare 238-239). This example of Petruccio affects the theme of the plot, because this shows where he thought about Katherine when he first got to know her. At the very end of book, he is still confident that he tamed Katherine, but in reality, he found the love of his life.

This rizzy bee meme relates to Petruccio's character, because he is a flirtatious man whose main goal is taming Katherine.

Act 3, Scene 2

josieshearer — 2025-03-18 13:53:38 UTC

In this scene, we see the theme of appearance vs. reality of how Katherine thinks about Petruccio in front of the town. Petruccio arrives late to his own wedding, strikes the priest verbally and physically, and embarrasses Katherine. While her father thinks they are madly in love, Katherine believes that she must tell the town what she is thinking about Petruccio. She states to the crown that “he was a frantic fool, hiding his bitter jests in the blunt behavior, and to be noted for a merry man” (Shakespeare 225). This example affects the plot of the play as she tries and shares how Petruccio is a man trying to control her and her tongue. This shows that Pettrucio appears to be a nobleman, but around closed doors, he is a mad man.

Act 4, Scene 3

josieshearer — 2025-03-18 13:54:08 UTC

In this scene, we see the theme of appearance vs. reality of how Petruccio is mentally hurting Katherine. Petruccio is given news that Katherine's sister, Bianca, will be getting married, and they must have clothing tailored for the wedding. As Katherine shares that she “never saw a better fashioned gown,” Petruccio demands, “away, thou rag, thou quantity, thou remnant” (Shakespeare 267). The taylor scene shows another example that Petruccio gentlemen's appearance is not on par with his bipolar personality. This example affects the theme of the plot as Katherine can not have anything she wants, but must follow and agree with everything Petruccio says. The appearance vs. reality of Katherine and Petruccio relationship shows that the personality they put out in public differs from the one behind closed doors.

Act 5, Scene 1

josieshearer — 2025-03-18 13:54:24 UTC

In this scene, we see the theme of appearance vs. reality of how Petruccio and Katherine's relationship turned into love. Katherine's sister, Bianca, is getting married to the townsmen Lucentio. Petrucio, Lucentio, and Hortensio place a bet on who has tamed their wife the best. Petruccio says that Katherine will come and she does as she has a “new-build virtue and obedience” (Shakespeare 300). This example of theme affects the plot of the story as Hortensio and Lucentio doubted that Petruccio could love and tame the “shrew” of the town. The appearance of Katherine and Petruccio was that they had a forced marriage, but in reality, the personality changed and adapted to one another, resulting in love.