Review of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew

The movie I watched was about William Shakespeare's play the Taming of the Shrew, it starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. It was about a scolding nagging bad-tempered women or 'shrew', named Kate or Katharina. This Kate, had a little sister named Bianca that every one in the town loved, and her father loved her more than Kate. However, her father would not allow anyone to marry his younger daughter until his elder daughter, Kate was married first. Therefore, Bianca's suitors try to find some one to marry this horrible shrew.

Then they found a man that was willing to marry Katharina, because of her money or dowry. He was a poverty-stricken gentleman, looking for a wealthy wife, his name was Petruchio. When he gets to her house, she is tearing apart her room. Throwing chairs, lamps tables and more. Yet, when he walks into the room she stops, for just a moment and then, continues to scream and yell. Petruchio finally gets her to calm down and to agree to marry him.

On their wedding day , Petruchio dressed like a joker,which completely embarrassed Katharina. After that, she was furious and when the Priest asked her "Will you take Petruchio as your husband?" She said "I WILL ....." but Petruchio kissed her right before she could say "NEVER!"and they were married.


After they were married and he got his money from her father, Petruchio wanted to leave her behind at the wedding banquet. But she followed him and he put her on a donkey in the rain. They did not go to eat at the wedding banquet. Petruchio rides off on a horse, thinking that Katharina would not follow but she followed in the rain and the snow. When she gets to his house it is despicable and dusty. The next day she cleans and fixes his gross house.

That same day she finds out that her little sister was to be married. The next day Petruchio said " Wake up, lets go to your sister's." Katharina said " But my lord its two in the morning" He replied "No it is seven in the morning, if you want to go to your sisters wedding "She said " No it's, seven" in the sweetest voice she could. So they went on their way to Bianca's wedding. Petruchio said" Isn't the sun so beautiful" Kate exclaimed " That is not the sun, that is the moon" He said " That is the sun, if I say it's the sun."

So Katharina and Petruchio went to Bianca's wedding. During the wedding banquet all the men made a bet to see who had the most obedient wife. The winner got 4,000 crowns or money. The first man which was the husband of Kate's sister says to his servant " Tell my wife to come to me". His servant came and told him that" Your wife said, she was busy".The second man told his servant to "Have my wife come to me right away". His servant came running back and said "Your wife said if you want me, then you come to me".Petruchio told this servant "Tell my wife that I demand her to come here".

His servant came back running. He looked behind him and there was Katharina, in one arm was her sister and in the other arm was the other man's wife. She let go of them and she said to her sister and the other wife " Women are soft and fragile and God made us this way. Men are Strong and brave and God made them that way to protect us and shelter us. We should thank them since we are unable to do this for are ourselves. So us women should obey and honor our husbands." She makes the other two girls kneel and her self as well, she puts her hand out and Petruchio helps her up. This was a very touching part in the movie, it showed that Katharina was tamed and was now a good obedient wife. She left the room and Petruchio ran after her. He no longer just loved her for her money but now loved her for her.

THE END

I liked this movie a lot it was funny and very moving. At the begin you hate Kate, in the middle you feel sorry for her and at the end you love her! Most of the movie you dislike Petruchio but at the end he was the one who made Kate who she was at the end, so you have to end up liking him.