{"id":266,"date":"2024-02-28T14:38:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakespeare.carnegiestout.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=266"},"modified":"2024-02-28T14:38:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:38:25","slug":"discussion-the-taming-of-the-shrew","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/shakespeare.carnegiestout.org\/index.php\/event\/discussion-the-taming-of-the-shrew\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion: The Taming of the Shrew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Suitors are lining up for the lovely Bianca, but her father refuses to let her be wooed until her elder sister, Katherina, the titular shrew is wedded. The suitors draft the treasure hunter Petruchio to woo and wed Katherina, after which he successfully \u2018tames\u2019 her and shows off the seemingly obedient Katherina at Bianca\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n<p>Discussion Topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Induction: <em>the process or action of bringing about or giving rise to something. <\/em>Taming is presented as a play within a play. How does the Induction change the nature of the Taming of the Shrew? Does it explicitly make it a farce, and if so, does that help tone down the misogyny?<\/li>\n<li>Societal Order: Every role in society has definite expectations. The play both defines gendered roles and the master and servant roles quite explicitly. There are only three women in the play, with the Widow only appearing at the very end. A master and servant pair open both the scenes in Act I, and there is a constant shuffling of \u2018high\u2019 and \u2018low\u2019 social positions, both in the Induction scenes and the play within the play. How does Shakespeare structure the narrative so they comment on each other?<\/li>\n<li>Katherina\u2019s speech: Katherina\u2019s speech at the end is the longest and most complex speech of the play. Has Katherina been truly tamed and herself resigned to her fate? Or has she learnt how to play the game? What are the possible interpretations of this speech and the ending?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Folger Text Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folger.edu\/explore\/shakespeares-works\/the-taming-of-the-shrew\/\">https:\/\/www.folger.edu\/explore\/shakespeares-works\/the-taming-of-the-shrew\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CS Library also has paper copies of the play.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kanopy Film link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/dubuque\/video\/677393\">https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/dubuque\/video\/677393<\/a> (BBC series 1980)<\/p>\n<p>16th Century Staging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/dubuque\/video\/102823\">https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/dubuque\/video\/102823<\/a> (2005)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Other resources to consider:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1967 Zeffirelli\u2019s film \u201cThe Taming of the Shrew\u201d with Elizabeth Taylor &amp; Richard Burton<\/p>\n<p>1953 film version of the stage musical \u201cKiss Me Kate\u201d<\/p>\n<p>1999 teenage version \u201cTen Things I Hate About You\u201d with Julia Stiles &amp; Heath Ledger<\/p>\n<p>2020 book \u201cShakespeare in a Divided America\u201d by James Shapiro, chapter titled \u201c1948: Marriage\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suitors are lining up for the lovely Bianca, but her father refuses to let her be wooed until her elder sister, Katherina, the titular shrew is wedded. The suitors draft the treasure hunter Petruchio to woo and wed Katherina, after which he successfully \u2018tames\u2019 her and shows off the seemingly obedient Katherina at Bianca\u2019s wedding. Discussion Topics: Induction: the process or action of bringing about or giving rise to something. 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