tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post8198158142004393065..comments2023-02-27T03:53:34.869-05:00Comments on New Paltz Shakespeare: To beast or not to beast?Cyrus Mulreadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07949993053589030711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post-83119521170834629082012-02-27T21:32:23.577-05:002012-02-27T21:32:23.577-05:00I liked they way you compared the way the men appr...I liked they way you compared the way the men approach the women to being similar to a hunt. The men all use different techniques to approach their pray. I think it is funny that all the men who wish the marry for love use lies and schemes to get the girl to fall in love with them, but the one man who admits to marrying only for money is the only man who uses the direct approach. It may be because he has no competition, but i also thinks the way the men try to win the girls reflects their character. Petuchio wants to be in control of the hunt, and face his prey head on.Ray Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531787268454088507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post-70575842817362171942012-02-27T20:15:06.088-05:002012-02-27T20:15:06.088-05:00It seems, Sam, that you see the end of the play le...It seems, Sam, that you see the end of the play leaving Katherine with some power? Or do you think that the play reverses the tide and gives power back to Petruccio? I like the idea that the hunted holds some kind of control over the hunter--an idea we didn't cover in class. Perhaps this reading is another way to recover the end of the play for a feminist reading?Cyrus Mulreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949993053589030711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post-51379800106069140202012-02-25T22:27:21.092-05:002012-02-25T22:27:21.092-05:00I think it's very important to pay attention t...I think it's very important to pay attention to how Shakespeare gives women so much power, considering the status that women had during his time. Although it seems that Katherine "cracks" under Petruccio's rule at the end of the play, the fact that Shakespeare created a female character who has the gusto to speak back to men and state her opinion is ground breaking. This characteristic is what makes Shakespeare both a writer of his time and a writer of all times.Megan Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03062627416173575820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post-65685741611108946262012-02-25T11:45:13.231-05:002012-02-25T11:45:13.231-05:00I certainly have to agree with your metaphor of th...I certainly have to agree with your metaphor of the hunter and the prey, especially after Petruccio's speech that turns Katerine into a falcon that must be tamed so it does not lash out at others. I also agree that usually Shakespeare does turn it all on it's head and gives the power to whoever, not just to one particular gender (though it could be said that this isn't seen possibly at the end of this play). The idea of the women being the hunted, is certainly one that I saw being played out in this play as well.Steph Cryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473712951780623561noreply@blogger.com