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William Shakespeare’s play “The taming of the shrew” is a lighthearted, slapstick comedy written in the 1590’s. ... Women were expected to act a particular way, and any woman with a willful temperament or who challenged the authority of men, was classified as a shrew. ... ”Taming” can be defined as “being brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.” This idea of one “taming a shrew” is brought out through the main plot of the willful Kate and the equally stubborn Petruchio.
Shakespeare has used the idea of deception in his play to reflect the opinions of this society. This idea of deception has been furthered with the use of disguise. Deception can be defined as “to give a false impression and to cause to believe what is not true.” Shakespeare brings out this deception in his play through the characters. ... ” Throughout the play this main idea of deception and disguise is ably bought out through 3 plots. ...
The first story of deception found in the play concerns Christopher Sly. ...
Sly is not the only one applying deception within the Introduction. ... Sly was offered the finest of foods and the finest of clothing in order to further this deception and make him truly believe that he is a wealthy Lord. ...
It is obvious that this is an element of deception. ... He does not care if she is a shrew or not. ... ”
The disguise and deception falls deeper and deeper as the plot continues. ... From this it can been seen that Shakespeare has used many levels of deception and disguise through out his play “The taming of the shrew.” So is this another level of deception?
Approximate Word count = 2015
Approximate Pages = 8.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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