The Taming of The Shrew Act Five

1.

Analyze Kate's final speech. Is she sincere or ironic? Should we take her at her word? Or should we imagine a gap between what she says and what she means? Does the context of her words change their meanings? What are different possibilities in performing this scene? To much disappointment Katherine is being sincere when she gives this speech. I feel like she has been broken, and is tired of being starved. So,  I feel like now this submissive side of her has come out as yet another defense mechanism. She is being submissive, so that she can survive. She tells them what she knows her husband wants her to say, and  I think that she is speaking sincerely, and means that she should do what they say. I think that she done this as a sign of her taming, so that way her husband would maybe treat her better. If I was her, I would be murdering him in his sleep, or counting down the days until he died.

2.

What happens to the power dynamics in this scene–between men and men, women and women, men and women? In the beginning Baptista has all of the power, but in the end Lucentio has the power. Bianca has the power in the beginning of the play. At the end of the play, Katherine has all of the power because she appears to be the better sister.