Katherine,also called Kate,is the shrew in the play The taming of the shrew,one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies.She first appears in the play as a young woman who insists on saying whatever she thinks and expressi...Katherine,also called Kate,is the shrew in the play The taming of the shrew,one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies.She first appears in the play as a young woman who insists on saying whatever she thinks and expressing freely whatever she feels.Her words are regularly abusive and angry,and her actions are often violent.More seriously,she is not respectful or obedient towards her father Baptista,who she thinks favors her younger sister,Bianca.In contrast to Kate,she appears to be sweet,soft-spoken and obedient,an image of a good girl.Furthermore,no sooner does Kate meet her sole suitor,Petruchio,than they engage in a battle of wordplay and threaten each other’s face.Owing to these“unruly”behaviors,Kate inescapably establishes a reputation of a shrew in a patriarchal society,where women are expected to be obedient to man.Living in a patriarchal society,Kate is talkative and disobedient to the males who are supposed to have authority over her.This leads to her being labeled as a shrew,as women in that period were expected to be silent and obedient.Kate’s shrewish disposition is revealed in the way in which she talks to her male counterparts such as suitors of Bianca,her father,and her sole suitor,who later becomes her husband.That is,although Kate is violent and not respectful to people around her,it is the talkativeness that makes Kate a shrew,as it clearly posts the greatest challenge to the male supremacy.展开更多
《驯悍记》讲述了两个故事。在其中一个故事中,彼特鲁乔娶了凯特,并宣称:凯特是他的财产,他拥有婚姻赋予的权利,可以对她为所欲为。该剧的主要故事则围绕路森修和比恩卡展开,故事中路森修计划和比恩卡私奔。这一故事同样涉及到法律主题...《驯悍记》讲述了两个故事。在其中一个故事中,彼特鲁乔娶了凯特,并宣称:凯特是他的财产,他拥有婚姻赋予的权利,可以对她为所欲为。该剧的主要故事则围绕路森修和比恩卡展开,故事中路森修计划和比恩卡私奔。这一故事同样涉及到法律主题。首先,他欺骗了比恩卡,允许随从特拉尼奥为比恩卡的嫁妆而谈判。其次是路森修与比恩卡的私奔,这一情节往往被忽略了,但它对于理解法律与文学的关系非常重要。在莎士比亚时代的英国,路森修的私奔很有可能是违法行为,因为财富追逐者的私奔或秘密结婚属于法律条款(4,5 Philip and Mary c 8)(1556)的范畴,这一条例试图阻止男性在未获得女性父亲许可的情况下与富有的女性结婚。该条例确实试图阻止财富追逐者获得女继承人的财产,但是在剧中却并没有能够阻止这场婚姻。不过,莎士比亚在剧中找到了惩罚路森修的办法,实现了法律的意图。展开更多
文摘Katherine,also called Kate,is the shrew in the play The taming of the shrew,one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies.She first appears in the play as a young woman who insists on saying whatever she thinks and expressing freely whatever she feels.Her words are regularly abusive and angry,and her actions are often violent.More seriously,she is not respectful or obedient towards her father Baptista,who she thinks favors her younger sister,Bianca.In contrast to Kate,she appears to be sweet,soft-spoken and obedient,an image of a good girl.Furthermore,no sooner does Kate meet her sole suitor,Petruchio,than they engage in a battle of wordplay and threaten each other’s face.Owing to these“unruly”behaviors,Kate inescapably establishes a reputation of a shrew in a patriarchal society,where women are expected to be obedient to man.Living in a patriarchal society,Kate is talkative and disobedient to the males who are supposed to have authority over her.This leads to her being labeled as a shrew,as women in that period were expected to be silent and obedient.Kate’s shrewish disposition is revealed in the way in which she talks to her male counterparts such as suitors of Bianca,her father,and her sole suitor,who later becomes her husband.That is,although Kate is violent and not respectful to people around her,it is the talkativeness that makes Kate a shrew,as it clearly posts the greatest challenge to the male supremacy.
文摘《驯悍记》讲述了两个故事。在其中一个故事中,彼特鲁乔娶了凯特,并宣称:凯特是他的财产,他拥有婚姻赋予的权利,可以对她为所欲为。该剧的主要故事则围绕路森修和比恩卡展开,故事中路森修计划和比恩卡私奔。这一故事同样涉及到法律主题。首先,他欺骗了比恩卡,允许随从特拉尼奥为比恩卡的嫁妆而谈判。其次是路森修与比恩卡的私奔,这一情节往往被忽略了,但它对于理解法律与文学的关系非常重要。在莎士比亚时代的英国,路森修的私奔很有可能是违法行为,因为财富追逐者的私奔或秘密结婚属于法律条款(4,5 Philip and Mary c 8)(1556)的范畴,这一条例试图阻止男性在未获得女性父亲许可的情况下与富有的女性结婚。该条例确实试图阻止财富追逐者获得女继承人的财产,但是在剧中却并没有能够阻止这场婚姻。不过,莎士比亚在剧中找到了惩罚路森修的办法,实现了法律的意图。
