Quotes to show Petruchio's actions & Katherina's reactions during the conflict in Act 4 Scene 3:

Katherina;'get thee gone, thou false deluding slave beats him'

Petruchio; 'Here, take away this dish' 'repaid with thanks, And so shall mine before you touch the meat'
Katherina; 'I pray you, let it stand' 'I thank you sir'

Petruchio; 'Away with it'
Katherina; 'I am no child, no babe' 'I'll have no bigger. This doth fit the time'

Katherina; 'Belike you mean to make a puppet of me'

Act 3: Scene 2: Line 180-end:

How does Petruchio show that he's insistent?
Petruchio calls for his horse quickly before his mind could possibly be changed, 'Grumio, my horse!' This is also a quick and stern request, implying that he is serious and he has no intentions to listen to anyone else's request.

Petruchio then convinces everyone that he wants to take Katherina away in order to protect her. He says 'Fear not, sweet wench, they shall not touch thee, Kate'.

What is Petruchio's attitude?
Petruchio is implying that Katherina is one of his possessions, now that she is married to him, as much as his 'horse, my ox, my ass, my anything' is. Petruchio thinks that, if she stays here with these people, it would be like they were stealing her from him. This is his reason for taking her with him.

The wedding: Act 3: Scene 2:

In lines 7-25, I find that Katherina shows a different side to her character. Up until now we've seen her as a rude, spoilt woman & this passage makes the audience empathise her. Katherina is being forced 'to give my hand, opposed against my heart'. Then she has been left at the alter which she also upsets her. 'Now the world must point at poor Katherina'; Katherina is feeling sorry for herself, worrying about what a fool others might make of her.

In lines 41-56, it is descibed (by Biondello) how Petruchio will arrive. He arrives on a horse, which suggests that he has only just arrived for the wedding & is almost late. Petruchio is wearing unusual clothing, especially for a wedding, such as; 'an old jerkin', 'a pair of boots that have been candle-cases', an old mothy saddle' on his horse, etc.

In lines 75-113, Petruchio's attitude to the marriage is quite disrespectful. This is shown through the use of clothing & his impatience. Petruchio refuses to change into more appropriate clothing & insits on getting the wedding over with.

In lines 141-173, the focus of the conversation is the happenings of the wedding reported by Gremio. According to him, Petruchio swore at the alter & struck the priest. He also interrupted the viccar's words & kissed Katherina in a very forceful manner.

What's funny?

Act 2 has a number of episodes that are often funny in the theatre, for example;

-the use of puns in Katherina & Petruchio's argument of which I have explained in previous comments. This has the effect of adding two meanings to each insult for the audience to think about.

-the way that Shakespeare makes Petruchio so focused on wooing Katherina & never giving up even though this is the first time he's met her.

-the unexpected comment "I swear I'll cuff you if you strike again", as Petruchio's mood changes so suddenly it could either be quite terrifying or very humorous- depending on the seriousness of it.

The Argument p.72:

1) Petruchio flatters Katherina.

2) Insults & comebacks.

3) Katherina strikes Pretuchio.

4) Petruchio loses his patience.

5) Petruchio goes back to flattering Katherina.

6) Petruchio explains that he will marry Katherina, whatever happens.

7) Petruchio talks to Baptista as Katherina tries to interrupt.

8) Katherina gets upset with Baptista.


My sympathy is with Katherina throughout this conflict, for her father has set her up to marry this man who she doesn't know and seems to only want her for money and sex.

Puns in Act 2 Scene 1:

Katherina says that Petruchio is 'a moveable', meaning that he's unpredictable. Then she turns it around to refer to a piece of furniture.

Katherina says 'Asses are made to bear, and so are you' implying that Petruchio is only put to good use when he is doing simple chores, for example carrying possessions. Petruchio then comes back with 'Women are made to bear, and so are you' meaning that women (including Kate) are only useful for reproduction.

Act 2 Scene 1: Line 177- end of scene.

Katherina's behaviour:

'Asses are made to bear, and so are you' -Kate is comparing Petruchio to an animal when she has just met him.

'If I be waspish, best beware my sting' -Kate is threatening him, using his last quote.

'And so farewell She turns to go' -Kate quickly dismisses him, whenever she pleases.

'She strikes him' -Kate quickly loses her patience and turns to violence.

'If you strike me, you are no gentleman' -Kate is using Petruchio's gender as an excuse for a one-way battle.

'You crow too like a craven' -Kate is again comparing Petruchio to an animal.

'Am I not wise?  Yes, keep you warm' -Kate is implying that Petruchio is not very wise, and is using a hint of sarcasm.

'Call you me 'daughter'?' -Kate is complaining to her father for agreeing to this man meeting her.

Petruchio's behaviour:

'And sometimes Kate the curst. But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom' -Petruchio is implying that, although rumours may be spreading about her, he thinks she's beautiful and he doesn't listen to them.

'Why, what's a moveable?' -Petruchio is patiently faking curiosity about what Katherina is saying, even though he most probably knows that it's intended as an insult towards him.

'I swear I'll cuff you if you strike again' -Petruchio is finally showing his quick witt, and that he means business.

'He holds her' -Petruchio is not taking any violence from this woman.

'I find you passing gentle' -Petruchio quickly goes back to compliments and wooing.

'It is extempore, from my mother-wit' -Petruchio seems to be quite full of himself when it comes to intelligence.

'The Taming of the Shrew': Katherina

In the first 23 lines of Act 2 Scene 1, Katherina shows her brutality. Bianca says "Unbind my hands" implying that Katherina has tied her hands up. Katherina says "Minion, thou liest" accusing her sister of being a lying spoilt brat. The text says that 'Katherina srikes her', her violence being shown.

On page 59, Pretuchio talks to Baptista about Katherina. He says "hearing of her beauty and her wit, her affibility and bashful modesty, her wonderous qualities and mild behaviour" claiming that she is beautiful, witty, pleasant, shy and well behaved. He also says "in those sciences, whereof I know she is not ignorant" implying that Katherina is an achademic girl.

Petruchio offers Baptista all his father's 'lands and goods'. Baptista's condition is that Pretuchio loves Katherina and she him, as that is what matters in tne end.

Petruchio says that, when he meets Katherina, he is planning to 'woo her with some spirit', tell her that all she does is beautiful and magnificent when it's not and  "If she deny to wed, i'll crave the day When I shall ask the banns, and when be married" meaning that he would imply that she said yes if she denies him of being his bride.

Room 101 Speech

Shakespeare in books:

-Plays were intended to be performed, not read out of a book at a desk.

-Students struggle to understand.

-Students may lose respect for Shakespeare’s work and/or William Shakespeare himself.
-Students lose interest and therefore fail to try as hard as they should have.


Child abuse:
-Scars children physically and/or mentally for the rest of their lives.
-Children are at an age where they are too young to understand, defend themselves or even know any better.
-It is often found that people who were abused as a child become future abusers towards others.
-Statistics show that, in March 2011, approximately 46,700 children were known to be at risk of abuse. They also show that one in four young adults were severely maltreated during childhood.

Louis Walsh as a judge:

-Puts through contestants that are humorous and not talented, not giving a chance to the people that deserve it.
-It has been noticed that, if another judge criticizes one of Louis' acts, he criticizes that judge's acts for the rest of the night.
-It was also noticed that Louis can be biased in the sense that he prefers singers from his home country, Ireland.


Cuts on disability benefits:
-Someone may seem to be getting on fine, however you don't know what's going on with them behind the act.
-Everyone is equal and needs to be treated equally (this is mentioned by the Bible, the Human's Right Act etc).
-It is not special treatment if the disabled are given money, as 'equal' means everyone gets the amount of help that they need and deserve.
-This means disabled people will have to get jobs in order to care for their family and, for some, there aren't many jobs they are capable of.

The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1 Scene 1

In Act 1 Scene 1 of 'The Taming of the Shrew', we are introduced to two characters, Lucentio and his servant, Tranio. They have travelled here for Lucentio to continue his education. Lucentio is very attracted to Bianca, the daughter of Baptista. However, Baptista declares that Bianca will not marry before his older daughter, Katherina. Lucentio comes up with a solution to woo Bianca and swaps clothes with Tranio in order to become Bianca's schoolteacher. Tranio does his best to adopt the role of Lucentio and warns Biondello, another servant, not to call him by his real name in public as Lucentio creates a story to convince her.

The Taming of the Shrew: Introduction 1

In lines 101-124 of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ by William Shakespeare, the play gives descriptions of how women are obliged to behave.
It  mentions “dressed in all suits like a lady”. This suggests that all women really care about are clothes and appearance.
It also quotes “rain a shower of commanded tears” which implies that women will cry at anything, and so he needs to be able to cry at any moment in order to make the part believable.
The text suggests that women are always meant to do as their husbands command. For example, “noble ladies” and “humble wife”.
It also explains that a woman should be tempting and loving with quotes such as “make known her love” and “with kind embraces, tempting kisses”.

Sexist videos.

We were shown these sexist videos in our lesson. The women were portrayed as people who didn’t know anything, who were only supposed to be there to look pretty, and who were only interested in things such as ‘fluffy kittens’ or ‘embroidering’. There was a woman shown who opinionated about politics at a dinner party, for example, and the men all looked at her in disgust. For another example, there was a woman getting into a car to drive and the narrative quoted “She’s getting into the wrong side, the driving seat” as the audience laughed.

In my opinion, women should-under no circumstances- be portrayed in that way as, while some women may well enjoy embroidery, others may prefer football (for example). Men and women should always be equal to each other, as it really doesn’t depend on the gender of a person to be able to tell what they’re into and what they do. And, as the video explained that women will stop taking in knowledge within a short time and ‘their minds will become a mess’, this is also untrue as the knowledge of someone depends on how they are taught and, again, not their gender.

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