Part 1 of Essay
The written by William Shakespeare depicts the common roles of men and women in the early seventeenth century. Shakespeare writes of Petruchio and Kate, a male and female who sharply oppose each other. Petruicho must "tame" his wife Kate without breaking her true inner spirit. Shakespeare touches on Kate’s ch ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... methods of pursuit in some cases border along the lines of torture. Peturicho manipulates and exploits Kate’s character in order to change her outward actions. Although Peturicho does not want to change Kate’s inward thoughts, he does not want to break her spirit. The greatest example can be quoted below. Petruchio says, "Thy gown? Why, aye. Come, tailor, let us see't. / O mercy, God! What masquing stuff is here? / What's this? A sleeve? Tis like a demi-cannon. / What, up and down, carve ....