“Then God be blessed, the sun is blessed, But it is not sun when you say it is not, And the moon changes just like your mind. As you tell her, that's the way it is, and that's the way it will continue to be for Katherine. (IV.vi.19–23) The relationship between Katherine and Petruchio has changed over the course of the various adaptations of The Taming of the Shrew. Things like the reasons for interaction, even the role of love have changed. These differences between these adaptations were not a mistake but were made to appeal to a variety of audiences. The Renaissance may have been a time full of revolutionary concepts, but people of this time still viewed woman as mere property. This environment gave birth to The Taming of the Shrew, a play about an outspoken Katherina who is tamed and transformed into a "good wife" by Petruchio. “She [the good wife] is the eye of distrust, the hand of work and the heart of love, a companion of kindness, a mistress of passion, an exercise of patience and an example of experience. “ (Good and Bad) The methods used by Petruchio, to tame her, such as starving Kat, are not seen as a revolt...
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