Taming of the Shrew Act 4 Scene 3 to End

Act 4 Scene 3

• Katherine wants food
• planning on clothes to buy

This scene feels like the first true turning point for Katherine in her "taming". Katherine admits to being hungry and tired, and tries to get Grumio to get her food. Petruchio and Katherine meet with a tailor on some beautiful gowns, however Petruchio pretends to be disappointed with them, in order to manipulate Kate. Katherine begins to lose more and more control as Petruchio threatens not to go to Bianca's wedding and have them go in their current attire.

Act 4 Scene 4

Act 4 Scene 4 overall was long, and boring. There was little to no character development, no humor or interesting verbal wordplay. What occurred could have been summarized within a few lines of dialogue with "Vincentio" being introduced, and then Baptista going to meet with "Lucentio" and "Vincentio" over the dowry.

I felt like the whole scene with just Biondello and Lucentio was unnecessary to the plot, except for Biondello announcing that Lucentio could elope with Bianca, which could have been combined into Act 5 Scene 1. Otherwise, nothing interesting occurred.

Act 4 Scene 5

The humor of the play finally truly appeared in this scene. Katherine truly gives into Petruchio, allowing herself to admit to Petruchio's claim that the sun is actually the moon. When Lucentio's father, Vincentio appears, Katherine plays along with Petruchio's ploy. She greets the old man as if he were a young woman, who she hugs, after which Petruchio points out that Vincentio actually was an old man. All of this was confusing, yet undoubtedly humorous. 

Act 5 Scene 1

This scene speaks a lot about identity, and how it can easily be reaffirmed by those around us. The fake Vincentio was only truly believable after numerous people could attest to his being the real Vincentio, while the real Vincentio was almost arrested for impersonation due to his lack of support.

Act 5 Scene 2
The end of the book seemed rather sudden. The chapter only exists in order to prove that the shrew truly was tamed, and to such an extent that all other women are not as obedient or as loyal as Katherine. I was irritated by the fact that Katherine lost all of her personality and spunk, in exchange for a woman who looks up at everything that a man does. Since Shakespeare wrote this play, as a man in the time, he found obedience to be attractive. The viewpoint of the writer was definitely from a male, as men are portrayed as these fantastic god-like figures who know and do all, along with having wives who should essentially worship them. Basically, I hated the ending.