“Tis Bargain'd Twixt Us”: The Reclamation of Kate in The Taming of the Shrew
Using games as a theoretical structure helps to bridge the gap between Renaissance expectations and modern wishes concerning Kate‟s behaviour and Petruchio‟s treatment of her in William Shakespeare‟s The Taming of the Shrew, allowing us to recognize which of the two main characters‟ actions are f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Casa Cărții de Știință
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Cultural Intertexts |
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| Summary: | Using games as a theoretical structure helps to bridge the gap between Renaissance
expectations and modern wishes concerning Kate‟s behaviour and Petruchio‟s treatment of
her in William Shakespeare‟s The Taming of the Shrew, allowing us to recognize which
of the two main characters‟ actions are for entertainment only and which are intended to
produce significant and lasting results that benefit the players and contribute to the
forward movement of the play. Two different game structures exist in The Taming of the
Shrew. The sparks of sexual tension are the most readily apparent indication of the
linguistic game, but an analysis of the underlying social games reveals that their
relationship is largely about restructuring Kate‟s voice and actions in a more acceptable
fashion for a Renaissance audience. The key difference is that, while society and/or
characters are unchanged by a recreation game, in re-creation games both are transformed
in permanent and significant ways |
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| ISSN: | 2393-0624 2393-1078 |