The Wife The Taming of the Shrew and Today :: Taming Shrew Essays

The Wife The Taming of the Shrew and Today            Today many wives always want to have same position with their husband. So that they always have conflict with each other. Why they always have conflict? Actually, it is effected by married woman who changes the traditional role.            As I remembered that wife and husband lived together very well in sixteenth century. They didnt have any conflict. Many wives would obey their husband when their husband order them to do everything. What incompatible ambit of the wife between sixteenth centuries and today?  We can divide three different images to explain in the Shakespeares play The Taming of the shrew and two articles for Nipponese women no longer resigned to traditional roles and Men, women more upset(a) about roles.            The first different image is that many wives liked to live with their h usband together in sixteenth centuries. In The Taming of the shrew, Katherine needed to live in the Petruchios house. When she pointed out the mistake to her husband, her husband would call her who came back to their home. We can see that the respect of  Katherine Forward, I pray, since we have come so far, and be it moon, or sun, or what you please. 1 In fact, she needed her husband to support her life. If  Petruchio didnt support her life, then she couldnt live precisely herself. Oppositely, many wives have their new style of life today. They dont need their husband to support their life. They can take care themselves. In article Men, women more confused about roles , Lillian is an example, When her marriage ended, she returned to work but would prefer to return full time to mothering. 2 , who doesnt need her husband to support her life.            The second different image is that many husbands married their wife just for love in the sixteenth centuries. In The Taming of the shrew Lucentio loved Bianca very much, so that he disguised as a teacher who taught her Latin everyday. He wanted to express his love to Bianca. However, many husbands marry their wife not only for love today. Actually, they marry their wife who have