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I really enjoyed taming of the shrew for several reasons, one being I enjoyed Shakespeare’s view of men and women together, relationships, courtships. Petruccio’s courtship of Katherine is very telling of men interacting with women. I find it amazing that Shakespeare understood women so well and writes them even better. You see this in the courtship between the two. Their witty back and forth banter is very interesting to read. You can tell between the back and forth of all the sexual tension between the two. It was great to be able to read about this and I thought it was revolutionary for Shakespeare to be almost perfect at relating to women. I always thought in modern times if there was a man to be able to write about women and be dead on accuracy concerning women’s thoughts. This gentleman would have a lot of money. Turns out this guy was here but we missed him by a few hundred years. Perhaps the greatest author of all time, Shakespeare will never be forgotten.
Another interesting part of the play is Petrucchio’s domestication of Katherine. Hence in the title of the play, “taming of the shrew”. Petrucchio uses manipulation and determination to tame Katherine’s wild side. This proves to be a very daunting task, but Petrucchio’s love for his wife pushes forth his determination. This determination proves to be successful.