taming of the shrew

Taming of the shrew


Examine the ways in which Shakespeare present issues connected with marriage and male and female relationships in taming of the shrew?

Shakespeares taming of the shrew is play set in Padua a rich merchants city, the piece is about marriage and covers the genres of comedy and drama. The main theme is how people behave in order to get their desired marriage partner. Shakespeare came from an era of when marriage was more complex and many issues were linked with it such as wealth dowry beuty and behaviour. These
Topics all reflect in the taming of the shrew, I will discuss how the below stated scenes show this.

Act 1 Scene 1
Act 2 Scene 1
Act 3 Scene 2
Act v Scene 2

In Act 1 Scene 1 of the play it starts with two men from pizza. One called Lucentio and the other his servant tranio. They both oversee the problem of two men called hortensio and gremoi who are in love with Bianca a young beautiful girl who cant be married until her older suister katherin...