The Taming of the Shrew, although written as a comedy, contains certain moral ideas and themes that should not be overlooked. One of these questionable ideas is actual “taming” itself. Throughout the story, Petruchio constantly torments Katherine, treating her almost as badly and terribly as she treats others, hoping to get her to surrender to him. This creates such a brokenness in Kate that she ends up submitting to Petruchio. However, we cannot help but question his strategy: is his cruelty, even if it seems to deserve it, morally right? Another thought that arises is: Is Kate actually a different person in the end, or is she just changing her personality in order to avoid further mistreatment from Petruchio? Although it may be difficult to perceive at first, the end result of the shrew Kate's "training" is authentic. Petruchio is a man who gets what he wants; no questions asked. Yet even though there are questions, he verbosely evades the subject and leaves the skeptic seduced and submissive. Kate is portrayed as a loud and ribald woman...