In Scene 2 of Act 5; Petruchio, Hortensio and Lucentio have a competition to see who has the most obedient wife. Kate is the only wife that obeys her husband, shocking everyone. Kate has always been the most disobedient girl in her family and out of everyone her family knows, and the fact that she is obedient to her new husband reveals that Petruchio holds the power in the relationship. Additionally, later on in that scene, Petruchio orders Kate to remove her hat and throw it on the ground, and Kate obeys. This is where Petruchio becomes the clear winner of the battle of the sexes, because earlier in the play, Petruchio told Kate not to wear a dress, and Kate fought him on it. (IV.iii.106-09). Finally, Kate delivers a speech that truly shows her submission to Petruchio, “Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper” (V.ii.162). Very quickly, Petruchio is able to transform Kate from a shrew, into a submissive wife that is almost unrecognizable compared to the old
In Scene 2 of Act 5; Petruchio, Hortensio and Lucentio have a competition to see who has the most obedient wife. Kate is the only wife that obeys her husband, shocking everyone. Kate has always been the most disobedient girl in her family and out of everyone her family knows, and the fact that she is obedient to her new husband reveals that Petruchio holds the power in the relationship. Additionally, later on in that scene, Petruchio orders Kate to remove her hat and throw it on the ground, and Kate obeys. This is where Petruchio becomes the clear winner of the battle of the sexes, because earlier in the play, Petruchio told Kate not to wear a dress, and Kate fought him on it. (IV.iii.106-09). Finally, Kate delivers a speech that truly shows her submission to Petruchio, “Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper” (V.ii.162). Very quickly, Petruchio is able to transform Kate from a shrew, into a submissive wife that is almost unrecognizable compared to the old