Examples Of Disguises In The Taming Of The Shrew

Disguises. A way to won ones heart without having to show the real person behind it. This was the common, yet used unconventionally in The Taming of the Shrew, way that men won what they desired…obviously lie to the one they “love” to get them to marry. This depicted so evidently in this play because almost all of the characters disguise themselves, another, or their personality. The characters also show the ridiculous way of people in relationships. Therefore, this play is a fascinating and comical statement on the incorrigible way people act in relationships. First, the first character that comes to mind that clearly depicts the preposterous ideology of winning ones heart is Lucentio. He disguises himself as a Latin teacher to win Bianca’s love. This clearly shows that he hides himself from Bianca because he is pretending to be someone else. He also believes he knows her based off one look and not even meeting or knowing her. “Whatever I read her, you can be sure that I’ll plead the case for your love as strongly as if you

Katherine the one character that fooled them all, even he very own husband. She tricks everyone to believe she is tamed that she is the desired wife or person they all wanted. She lies to Petruchio about believing everything he says is true and right, she lies when she puts the women in their place for not obeying their husbands. Furthermore, she is making a mockery or the philosophy of a wife straight to the men themselves. “And when she is peevish and perverse, sullen, sour, and disobedient to his honest wishes, what is she but a loathsome, warlike rebel and an ungrateful traitor to her loving lord?” The mockery cuts though her lines like knifes, she does not mean what she says, she is playing the part they want her to. She bows to Petruchio, but in a ridicule type of way. This all shows how relationships change those in them, she became fake because she wanted to get over the fight to be who she