January 2012
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“Will you, nill you, I will marry you.”
– Petruchio, in Taming of The Shrew
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Hey guys!
Chanced upon your tumblog while trying to research for stuff on Shakespeare’s Taming of The Shrew for a school project. (: I found your posts quite cool, especially the one on ShakespeaRe-Told. I never knew there was a modern version of ToS!
While researching I found out that there is a movie in the year 2009...
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Hierarchy of genders in TOS
Another underlying hierarchy system in TOS is between the two genders and the roles they represent in the play.
Although the play depicts a scenario where all the males are helpless and thirsty for the affection of the females but this does not meant that the females are at a position of power.
In fact when you explore deeper, it will be clear to you that the female characters in the play are...
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Shakespeare Re-Told: The Taming of the Shrew in a...
In the context of UK, Katherine is a politician who wants to get married in order to improve her public image. There is a power relationship between Katherine and her secretary Tim that is similar to that of Petruchio and Grumio in the text.
Image source: http://triblocal.com/mchenry/calendar/2011/07/23/shakespeare-in-the-park-presents-the-taming-of-the-shrew-3/
Despite the time gap of...
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TAMING OF THE SHREW @ THE RSC, STRATFORD
The RSC says (and they should know) of TAMING OF THE SHREW:“Shakespeare explores the sexual politics of marriage.” But I say, of this new production: “Women exploit and highlight the weaknesses of man.”
Just something random I found while looking for a profile picture~ ^^
The production was at The Courtyard Theater on 6th September 2008