1. The Taming of the shrew
Taming of the Shrew Gender Roles in The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew has always been an important play for those who study gender and its depiction early literature. ... Petruchio and Katherine offer the contrast to the typical roles usually played by people of their gender. ... After seeing Bianca for the first time, Lucentio is already telling Tranio, "Tranio, I burn, I pine, I perish, Tranio,/ If I achieve not this young modest girl- (I.i.147-148). ... He is playing the role of the stereotypical, stop at nothing to get what he wa...
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