Outdated Themes of The Taming of the ShrewThe play The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's comedies. It depicts the humorous events regarding the adaptation of Kate, a shrew resident in the city of Padua. It describes many ideas about love and marriage that don't quite fit with our current views and what we know about relationships. It can be argued that the comedy of the play makes it universal, but it contains some themes that will not be received in the modern world. same light they had in Shakespeare's time. Comedy is still mostly universal. The visual comedy of the play, such as Kate falling from her horse into the mud, is still universally appealing. The comedy of actions is also equally universal. For example, Petruchio's actions would be just as funny now as they were in Shakespeare's time. But the situations that emerge from his actions are sometimes questionable whether they are funny or whether they border on offensive disrespect for Kate or women in general. Most of the work is universal, but I think the main themes proposed are a bit old-fashioned and lacking in respect. The main theme is the attitude towards marriage shown in the relationship between Petruchio and Kate. Initially the relationship began against the wife's will and for the husband's tax advantage, without any romantic intent. This is especially shown when Kate walks on the roof of her father's house. The first thing Petruchio does is express his worries about losing not Kate, but his "20 thousand crowns", which he had been promised if he married Kate. Petruchio used his wife only as a springboard and later, after "taming" her, used her as a status symbol. His method of "taming" her was suppressive and locked her in a position she didn't want to be in. After being tamed, she stopped speaking honestly about her feelings and doubts and suppressed them. In a relationship, the second most important thing is to be able to share and reveal your feelings openly, which is not what the portrayal of this play shows. In the play, Kate is forced to repress her feelings just to get food or visit her friends and family. Petruchio "tames" Kate by rewarding her for being obedient and punishing her when she disagrees with him.