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The comedic play entitled “The Taming of the Shrew” written by William Shakespeare, is an antifeminist story of how a man named Petruchio tames his wife Katherine Minola into submission. There are many aspects of this play that appear to be sexist toward women; parts pertaining to the organization of marriage, the taming of a … Read more
William Shakespeare: An Analysis of his Progressive Messages It was not until the 20th century that the topic of poor treatment towards minorities and women began to make recurring appearances in legislation and US Supreme Court decisions. Minority ethnicities and religions, as well as races, began to obtain more rights and experience less discrimination due … Read more
In Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, women are shown to be objectified and subservient to men, conforming to the accepted gender roles that are expected of them. Patriarchal views of femininity support the authority of men in society, as well as subjugation and subordination of women. Yet through the story Shakespeare subtly presents a … Read more
‘A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money'( W. C Fields). The main male characters in “The Taming of The Shrew” and “Ten Things I Hate About You”, Petruchio and Patrick, have three things in common, the lust for money, the lust for power, and the lust for women. In the 1967 … Read more