In The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare attempts to reflect the doctrine of
order through the ideas about marriage and about the natural relationship between the
sexes. According to the doctrine of order, a wife should submit to her husband's authority
that she has to be a good wife who has mild behaviour and can respect her husband Thus,
in order to bring out the idea of an ideal wife in the play, Kate, the main female character,
should be tamed or cured from her unnatural conduct because as a shrewish wife, her
conduct is against the doctrine of order. Regarding this, Petruchio's role as the main
male character is very essential indeed since he is the one who can help Kate to
change her behaviour. Therefore, in this study, I will analyze Kate's reputation as a
shrew, Petruchio's reasons in marrying her, and his strategies to change her into an
ideal woman and wife. Related to this, this study is aimed to prove if Kate is a
shrewish woman and Petruchio's reasons in marrying Kate and the way he changes
her. By using literary approach in which the literary theories that I used are
characterization and conflict, I may recognize Kate's essential nature and understand
the sufficient reasons for Petruchio's determination. I may also know how his role
contributes to Kate's transformation from a shrew to an ideal woman and wife. From
the analysis, I find out that shrewishness is not Kate's true nature, so she still can be
changed. Moreover, Petruchio's reasons in marrying Kate actually is not only
because of wealth but also love, and the way he changes her implies a process of
education. At the end of the play, it is obvious that as soon as Kate's personality has
changed radically, order is confirmed since the wife submits to the husband's
domination, and there is a promise of a new beginning in life for Kate and Petruchio.
Author
• (11496003) ADAMASWATY
Contributor
• (92-019) Ribut Basuki
• (86-012) Jenny Mochtar Djundjung
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra
Year : 2000
Subject
1. ENGLISH DRAMA-EARLY MODERN AND ELIZABETHAN, 1500-1600-STUDY AND TEACHING
2. SHAKESPEARE, 1563-1616. THE TUMING OF THE SHREW-STUDY AND TEACHING
Category
s1 - Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis (Program Studi Sastra Inggris S-1)
Language
English
Rights
Undergraduate Thesis No.790; Adamaswaty (11496003)
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