The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare

Katherine , who is ill-tempered and sharp tongued , has been married to Petruchio who tried all his best to tame her . Very few likes Kate for her manners and thus her mother wants her to be tamed , so fulfilled by Petruchio . The characters Petruchio and Katherine are two characters who are opposite in outlooks . Kate , being the shrew that she is , is not interested in marriage and in boys while Petruchio is a fair-minded fellow who thinks justice should be served at all cost

Act IV Scene III of Shakespeare 's The Taming of

the Shrew circles around Petruchio 's attempts at teaching his wife , Katherine , about proper mannerisms . Petruchio 's earlier attempt at teaching Kate her lesson included depriving her of sleep and food until she could not take it any longer and would beg to be given something . At the beginning of the scene , Petruchio enters and finds a starved and sleep-deprived Kate Petruchio offered her some food and reminded that he be thanked for his kindness before she could even touch the meal . Being perpetually hungry and tired , Kate offered him a half-hearted thank you . This is one of the earliest indications of her change

Changing his tactics , Petruchio had announced that they were going to Kate 's mother 's house where they had to display elegance and wealth so Kate had to be properly dressed in the best that their money could provide them . This might be uncharacteristic of him , but he figured out that such announcement...