12th and Shrew
Matters of the heart are what matter to Shakespeare. He has an unconventional woman fall in love in an unconventional way in Taming of The Shrew as well as in Twelfth Night. Olivia, Katherina, Viola, and Bianca; each and every one are courted in an unconventional ways and in at least one manner are themselves unconventional. This unconventionality is popular even in contemporary literature, especially modern romance novels. In the Taming of the Shrew, Katharina is most unconventional; she is forward, loud, ill mannered, and shrewish. "Her only fault, and that is faults enough,Is that she is intolerable curst and shrewd and forward." (I, ii) "Petruchio, since we are stepp'd thus far in, I will continue that I broach'd in jest.I can, Petruchio, help thee to a wife With wealth enough and young and beauteous,Brought up as best becomes a gentlewoman: Her only fault, and that is faults enough,Is that she is intolerable curst And shrewd and froward, so beyond all measure That, were my state far worser than it is, I would not wed her for a mine of gold." (I, ii) This is Petruchio's first introduction to Katharina. With this introduction he makes it his objective to wed Katharina, and train her to
Time has not changed this idea, and as long as people love one another, this will be something that will cause us to need Shakespeare and others to keep reiterating this point. He then courts her by impressing her with gifts and possessions. "Your master quits you; and for your service done him, So much against the mettle of your sex, So far beneath your soft and tender breeding, And since you call'd me master for so long,Here is my hand: you shall from this time be Your master's mistress". Her father was asked if Bianca could marry Lucentio, but the Lucentio Baptista speaks with is really Tranio his servant. Shakespeare is making the point that often times what you see may not be what you are getting, either in the manner of what you get is better than what you thought it was, or what you got is not as good as it had once seemed. Petruchio follows the tradition of asking her father if he may wed his daughter Katharina. "(V, i) The courting of Olivia is short and sudden because of the discovery of her sex. In Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing, there are lovers who argue but love each other enough to have something in common, witty conversation. " (I, ii) Tranio arranged for the marriage at the same time as his master was teaching her Philosophy. Oliva is most unconventionally courted since she courts Cesario, who is in reality another woman, although Viola has a brother who looks indistinguishable to her that Olivia finally marries. Romance novels often have a comparable plot, take for example a young woman with modest or no money is gorgeous, a wealthy older man sees her and wants only her. Now, Kate, I am a husband for your turn. He tells her explicitly what he has prepared at their first meeting "Marry, so I mean, sweet Katharina, in thy bed: And therefore, setting all this chat aside, Thus in plain terms: your father hath consented that you shall be my wife; your dowry 'greed on; And, Will you, nill you, I will marry you.
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