Marriage and Gender Relationships In ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ William Shakespeare brings up many issues around marriage and gender relationships in ‘The Taming of the Shrew,’ these are illustrated in the courtship and marriage of Katherine and Petruchio. In the play Katherine was always a headstrong and independent woman, until her father forces her into marriage to a man named Petruchio. An issue that is first brought up is that women are meant to be obedient and serve their husbands. This is a particularly important issue in this play, as Katherine is completely the opposite of the perfect wife however by the end of the play she has mellowed and starts to respect Petruchio. Another theme is the similarity of marriage to a business transaction.
Troy says to his son “your mama tell me you done got recruited by a college football team? Is that right?”(1323). Cory explains to him that his coach Zellman told Cory that a recruiter would be by the house for his father to sign permission papers to play. Troy’s failure to play in the major leagues due to the color of his skin makes him a bitter and angry man, especially towards his sons. He denies them of everything they like or that they feel good Troy does not want Cory to play football, because he himself was once let down by a sports experience.
Gender Roles, Contrast and Comparison of: “The secret Life of Walter Mitty” vs. “I’m Going!” Milton Wiscovitch Jr. ENG 125 Prof. Jennifer Chunn December 2, 2012 The world as we know it has all types of marriage relationships. Some have overbearing wives with submissive husbands who do exactly what their wives say. In other respects it is the other way around in which the husband takes control and the wife is submissive. Some marriage relationships are balanced in the sense that both husband and wife are team players; they share life’s work load through communication and understanding of each partner’s ability to manage, accomplish, and organize tasks. On the other hand as stated earlier they can be very lop sided.
Select one theme from Much Ado, explain how it is represented and developed throughout the text. Relationships is a theme that develops and progresses throughout William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Most of the characters have interesting and unique relationships with each other such as Hero and Claudio who are two courtly lovers, whereas in contrast Don John and Don Pedro are in constant war with each other. Similarly, the relationship between Benedick and Beatrice is also temperamental as they both, initially, loath and keep insulting each other until they both realise that they share an equal affection for each other and were destined to be together. Each couple had different and changing relationships where they all initially resented each other. In this essay, the diverse relationships between the characters will be examined to see how each relationship evolved due to significant events that lead to the character’s change in attitude and change in heart towards each other.
Father vs. Daughter Shakespeare was one of the powerful writers of the generation and still remains to this day. As an inventive writer, he clashed the theme of love and tragedy, and as a result, he wrote one of the most popular tragic love stories; Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story about young lovers being driven away from each other because of an ancient family feud. The control of the parent is stronger than the love of their children.
She also describes that her husband “shal be bothe my dettour and my thral”(161). Not only does she wish to have power over her husband, she also wants him to feel as if he owes her something. Perhaps she believes that this feeling of debt instilledher husband’s mind will encourage him to act according to her will. As if reinforce her previous statements, she says, “I have the power durynge al my lyf / Upon his proper body” (164-165). This final declaration attempts to show the reader that the Wife will rule her husband as long as he is married to her.
Even though, women have become more independent, they still want to feel love of a man as it is a necessity. As the play proceeds, Blanche is not the only one to depend on men for attention, love interests and socio-economic progress. Her sister Stella is heavily restrained by her husband Stanley Kowalski. This dependence promotes the abuse of women both verbally and physically. When Stanley beats Stella and she forgives him because she has nowhere else to turn and has the fear of being alone.
Now, not only do I have a brother, I have a sister. Sarah and I have acted like sisters in countless ways. Some days a sister can be your best friend, another you might be fighting over the cattiest issue. That’s just how it is, but we’ve grown to love each other and I’ve gotten to know her and feel as comfortable and close to her as I would my own family. As you enter into marriage this marks a transformation in your relationship, as well as your children’s lives as well.
However, his son is living in an age in which many things are beginning to change favorably for the blacks. For instance, blacks are also chosen to play in major leagues. Cory wants a college scholarship. The father does not want to see his son experience the pain and disappointment he had. Troy quotes “The white man ain’t gonna let you get nowhere with that football noway.” Instead, Troy wants Cory to go to school and learn to repair cars or build houses as his career.
Katherina and Bianca are to be married, according to Baptista Minola, their father, but Bianca the youngest daughter cannot wed until Katherina does. Bianca is seen as an acceptable, attractive mild woman who has many suitors whereas Katherina is said to be a “Shrew”. Petruchio is willing to take Katherina to be his wife as he wishes to “wive wealthily in Padua”. The conflict between Katherina and Petruchio, creates much of the humour in the play. Society in the Renaissance period was highly dominated by males, and they exercised their power over women quite regularly in