'The Taming of the Shrew' Character Analysis

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Katherina Minola

"That wench is stark mad, or wonderful froward" - Tranio, 1.1.69

"this fiend of hell," - Gremio, 1.1.88

"A devil!" - Gremio, 1.1.120

"woo her, wed her, and bed her, and rid the house of her" - Gremio, 1.1.141

"curst and shrew'd" - Tranio, 1.1.177

"most patient, sweet and virtuous wife" - Pertruchio, 2.3.189

"I see a woman may be made a fool if she had not a spirit to resist." - Katherina, 3.2.213-214

"Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper," - Katherina, 5.2.146

She's defined by the power of the male tongue, not her own. 

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Petruchio

"to wive and thrive" - Petruchio, 1.2.53

"Then tell me, if I get your daughter's love, what dowry shall I have with her to wife?" - Petruchio, 2.1.119

"For I am he born to tame you, Kate, and bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate conformable as other household Kates." - Petruchio - 2.1.268-270

"To me she's married, not unto my clothes" - Petruchio, 3.2.111

"I will be master of what is mine own." - Petruchio, 3.2.222

Humorous character, though satirising the gender inequalities of Shakespearean times.  

Less superficial than Paduan men (Lucentio), disregards importance of status, develops to not care about money in later acts."

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