Political Incorrectness Portrayed in The Taming of the Shrew
             Political incorrectness is the concept of referring to different sexes with prejudice attitudes, demeaning their existence. This form of political incorrectness is unreasonable in both the formal and colloquial language of the 21st century. In modern times, society has set many standards of the fashion in which women are represented. However, during the Elizabethan time period, these social 'rules' were yet to be implemented, where as men would often refer to their wives as objects, demeaning their sex. The era encompassed a general lack of respect for women. The plot in William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is politically incorrect because of Kate's marriage, the sexism that is portrayed by the men, and the inequality of women theorized by Kate in her final speech.
             The fashion in which Katherina is married to Petruchio is extremely politically incorrect in today's standard. In the 21st century, marriages generally follow certain guidelines to be 'proper' or 'traditional'. In every sense, the bride must wholeheartedly love the groom. Thy bride's father should not have to give any such reward to the groom for marrying his daughter. The groom's etiquette at the wedding must be civilized, unlike Petruchio at his wedding with Kate. The actions of the family in the novel break all these rules, the most alarming being Kate not loving Petruchio. This can be seen when Petruchio announces "And to conclude, we have 'greed so well together That upon Sunday is the wedding-day.", (4.2.297-298), to which Kate replies "I'll see thee hang'd on Sunday first. (4.2.298) Political correctness refers to a traditional wedding, while The Taming of the Shrew displays older methods which are politically incorrect today.
             The gambling carried-out by the main male characters; Petruchio, Hortensio and Lucentio in The Taming of the Shrew portray a politically incorrect amount of sexis...