Day 12

Just finished The Taming of the Shrew; my last Shakespeare play, and last comedy. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594. The play begins with an induction (adding in a sub-plot). Then the main plot is introduced. Basically, it's a play depicting the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina, the headstrong "shrew". Petruchio tries and ultimately succeeds in "taming" his wife until she is an obedient bride. Meanwhile, there are other suitors who are trying to woo Bianca, Katherina's beautiful younger sister. In the end, I think it kind of sucks. While Petruchio's taming of Katherina is very comical, it's also extremely sexist. Katherina does a 180 and turns into this well-behaved "trophy" wife. However, I remember reading it in school and liking it. I guess it is because Katherina reminds me a little of me  (at least the Katherina before Act 5, Scene 2).

Poor Katherina...