To a contemporary feminist, The Taming of the Shrew is surely
anathema. A strong woman is shown to be easily manipulated and ends
up subjugated by a somewhat insensitive and boorish man. Yet,
despite the real objections, the play has been popular for
centuries in itself, in adaptations (Tamed and How, or The Push),
and a wildly popular musical (Kiss Me, Kate). Thus, one may be
forced to concede that there is an element here that transcends the
knockabout, slapstick humor. Something here, as in most of
Shakespeare, transcends the literal, causing audiences to continue
to enjoy the basic premise and the argumentum ad absurdum. In a
sense the contretemps between Petruchio and Katherine predicts the
antagonistic love-making of Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About
Nothing. Finally, despite their sexist natures, both plays are
intellectually and emotionally satisfying.
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