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Shakespeares play Taming of the Shrew was written between the years 1590 and 1592 and is categorized as a waggery, mainly for its comedic elements of playfulness and disguises. It has been criticised for its elements of misogyny that have caused controversy distracting many a(prenominal) from its comedic nature. Hodgdon maintains that the play has sparked remarkable angst from its Elizabethan patriarchal power structure which seamlessly no longer ties with modern cultural gender ideology. Elizabethan women were made to be obedient to their husbands and never intervene with the outside world known as the mans world. Knox quoted To promote a woman to bear rule, superiority, dominion, or empire above any realm, nation, or city, is repugnant to nature suggesting the confinement of women in society. Katherina challenges these values by appearing the exact opposite of a traditional 16th century woman as she is hot-tempered, sharp-tongued and rebellious until she meets her match.Audience s take in an excessive amount of dramatic comedy in the form of pig out in Act 2. Kate and Petruchio can be argued to be devised as utmost(prenominal) characters to perform comedic functions, hence shouldnt be taken sincerely. It is possible to execute this comedy in a way that brings out its farcical construction. Katherina and Petruchio engage in a lengthy battle of wit. Katherina refers to Petruchio as a joint hit, in which Petruchio retaliates with come sit on me. Their remarks are exaggerated then only continuing to build sexual tension, as Petruchio counters Katharina with sexual innuendos. shrewish women were often described as channelises. In using the term I chink a crab, Katherina positions Petruchio on a corresponding level with herself. A crab apple is a sour... ...ates. These two lines portray Petruchios scheme he seeks one easy enough to be his wife, and is convinced he will make Kate conform with his standards for a wife. Petruchio emphasis through the repe titiveness of Kates name within the structure, endorses his authority he has the ability to conform Kate. There is demonstration of male superiority throughout the rest of the play, portraying injustice in equality. During Act 2 Kate is shrewish but soon as she marries her character traits begin to wither away, devising her fit the role of women in Shakespearean time. Shakespeare could have intended to cross-file the injustice of the role of women in Shakespearean times, implying that even the strong go by weak. He uses the play to mock societys norms but does have to come to a conclusion to show Katherina as vulnerable like any other(a) women were portrayed at that the time