Double Entrede: Katherine and Bianca by Gregory L. Person

Katherine

gpersonwps — 2014-05-20 14:23:52 UTC

Katherine is married to Petruchio, a boastful and wild man. Similar to her husband she is very shrewd and snappy towards other people. Because of her attitude, she is called a shrew, and is undesirable towards males looking for marriage.

Bianca

gpersonwps — 2014-05-20 14:27:35 UTC

Bianca is married to Lucentio. She is desired by a number of men because of her sweet nature. She is considered an ideal woman to marry and therefore not a shrew.

Bianca

gpersonwps — 2014-05-20 14:35:03 UTC

Bianca is very calm and sweet. This characteristic is first noted in the play by Hortensio who is one of her suitors. The blue waters symbolize her calm and sweet nature in the beginning of the play.

Katherine

gpersonwps — 2014-05-20 14:50:48 UTC

Katherine is normally bossy towards men in the start of the play and is very mean. She makes Hortensio and Gremio feel scared around her. She is very fiery and quick with her words. This is is symbolized by the fire in the Yin. "May I ask, sir, if it's your intention to publicly humiliate me, showing me off like a whore in front of these suitors?" (1,1, 56- 57).

Yin & Yang

gpersonwps — 2014-05-20 15:00:29 UTC

The symbol of Ying and Yang represents that Bianca and Katherine are plot foils and have opposing characteristics.

Role in the Play

gpersonwps — 2014-05-20 15:05:18 UTC

Bianca's role in the Taming of the shrew was to play the ideal Shakespearean women.

She is obedient, soft spoken and supportive.

Katherine

gpersonwps — 2014-05-20 15:21:12 UTC

Proof of Katherine being a shrew is provided below. Shrews are disobedient, rude and headstrong women. Often times they are disliked.

Hortensio (about Katherine)

gpersonwps — 2014-05-21 13:41:26 UTC

"From all such devils, good Lord, deliver us!" (1,1, 66)

Hortensio (about Katherine)

gpersonwps — 2014-05-21 13:44:49 UTC

"We're not suitors, that's for sure! Not until you improve your temper, girl!" (1,1,59-60).

Katherine

gpersonwps — 2014-05-21 13:47:44 UTC

"Stay out? I dont think so! Am I dictated to, like a child? Told when to come and where to go? No" (1,1,104-106).

Difference from Bianca

gpersonwps — 2014-05-21 14:37:23 UTC

The attitude of Kate is very different from Bianca in the beginning because she is very rebellious and rude towards everyone. Kate desires to be the one in charge and run everything according to her rules and she will not stand taking orders from other people. "Get out of here, fool, and give orders to your servants, not me" (2,1,254).

Contrast and Change

gpersonwps — 2014-05-21 14:39:04 UTC

Bianca resembles the stereotype of a women who is not what she seems from the outside. Similar to Two Face. Bianca is the stereotype of the ideal women but starting from this point her character begins to change.

This stereotype was first noted by Hortensio, who said "I refuse to go on with this charade for a woman who would choose a lower-class guy like this over a gentlemen of my stature" (4,2,20-23).

Contrast and Change

gpersonwps — 2014-05-21 22:58:22 UTC

Katherine is the stereotype of a unwanted women for marriage in Shakespearean because of her attitude and manners. This begins to change as she is weakened and retrained by Petruchio's taming methods. She begins to realize that she is not the one in charge of everything and submits that women were to support the man and not have total independence to the point of managing themselves as a solitary entity that provides for themselves.

Independent Women

gpersonwps — 2014-05-21 23:41:07 UTC

This is what Kathrine thinks she is supposed to be in Shakespearean society.

Petruchio's Taming Methods

gpersonwps — 2014-05-21 23:43:17 UTC

Taming Methods Cont.

gpersonwps — 2014-05-22 00:08:00 UTC

Contrast and Change

gpersonwps — 2014-05-22 00:13:04 UTC

Katherine soon learns to be a suitable Shakespearean wife, but this is a picture of what she is becoming. This picture is Jackie Robinson's wife in the movie but it serves as a prime example of what the shakespearean society called upon women to act and be like.

Resolution

gpersonwps — 2014-05-22 14:09:03 UTC

Katherine in the end of the story learns to be obedient and realizes men are supposed to be the masters of authority. Proof of this is when she obeys Petruchio's wishes when Grumio told her Petruchio demanded her presence. She enters willingly saying "You sent for me, sir? Is there something you'd like me to do for you"(5,2,109). She also states that the actions of Bianca and the widow are "disrespectful stance toward the man who is your lord, your king, your governor tarnishes your beauty" (5,2, 146- 147) This is different from the way Bianca comes in because she is very sassy and out of character.

Resolution Part 2

gpersonwps — 2014-05-22 14:27:39 UTC

In conclusion Katherine does change and finds her place in society understanding her independence in Elizabethan society and that supporting the male is key. Also that she is to aid him in his ventures and not cause her husband pain because he is working and living for her. This is similar to Arthur when he learned he was the true king of Camelot and drew Excalibur from the stone. I think this is similar because the end of the play is similar to a call to order or destiny.

Resolution

gpersonwps — 2014-05-25 15:53:37 UTC

In the end of the play Bianca becomes unruly and her character dramatically changed. She is less obedient and does not come when called for by Lucentio. This dramatic change leads to the showing of Bianca's inner shrew. She is then scolded at the end of the play by Katherine. She states whats she thinks like Katherine had done by stating "For shame! What kind of loyalty is this?" (5,2,134). "The more fool for you betting on my loyalty" (5,2,138). I acquainted her attitude in the end of the story similar to a back stabber.

Difference from Katherine

gpersonwps — 2014-05-25 16:23:10 UTC

Bianca is more sweet and gentle but does not talk to any great depths that we see a huge part of her personality. At the start of the play her personality is the exact opposite of Katherine's being well mannered and non-totalitarian/personable. An example of her manners is her response to Lucentio's proposal, " In time I may come to believe you, but I'm wary" (3,1,49).

Resolution Part 2

gpersonwps — 2014-05-25 19:07:06 UTC

This is the O'Jays singing Backstabbers on their 50th anniversary.

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Jones, Julian. "The Sword and The Stone." Merlin. BBc- One. Wales, France, UK, 24 Dec. 2012. Television.

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Citation For Taming of The Shrew

gpersonwps — 2014-05-26 15:09:13 UTC

Shakespeare, William. NO FEAR SHAKESPEARE - The Taming of The Shrew. Trans. John Crowther. New York: Spark, 2004. Print.