tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post2976214765575471129..comments2023-02-27T03:53:34.869-05:00Comments on New Paltz Shakespeare: In Katherine's EyesCyrus Mulreadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07949993053589030711noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post-86166895755158112522012-02-28T00:55:04.542-05:002012-02-28T00:55:04.542-05:00I just cannot decide if Petruccio wants Katherine ...I just cannot decide if Petruccio wants Katherine or her money. I thnk it might have started out that way, he agreed to the marriage so quickly, but I also think that during thier verbal sparring he may have chnged. I believe that Katherine does love him. She finally finds someone who she can call an equal, and Petruccio knows that she is a handful, he likes that about her. It was just the time period to consider wives and women in general property, but I think Pertuccio gives Katherine plenty of respect because she is so quick witted. He could have just abandoned the conquest but when she fired back with her quick retorts I think she hooked him.~Ariel~https://www.blogger.com/profile/16831407800167075106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post-20374083131985134632012-02-27T20:06:35.063-05:002012-02-27T20:06:35.063-05:00There are many provocative points in this post, in...There are many provocative points in this post, including the nice observation about the Ten Commandments. I also appreciate your broader appreciation of how ageless this story is, Sam!Cyrus Mulreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949993053589030711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post-68699742014388207952012-02-24T18:30:57.111-05:002012-02-24T18:30:57.111-05:00I like how you linked the characters from the stor...I like how you linked the characters from the story to a present day scenario, like Katherine being called a bitch and Petruccio being a high school jock. The way they act makes them seem that is how they would act in today's world. I agree that Petruccio doesn't love Katherine and is only after her money. Back then, that is what marriages were consisted of, who had the most money. I don't like the fact that Petruccio says he owns Katherine. No one should be owned and I don't like that she just accepts the fact of being owned and doesn't fight back.Malissa Arjoon-Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673943466227639815noreply@blogger.com