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How does Shakespeare present society's treatment of women in "The Taming of The Shrew"? Throughout "The Taming of The Shrew" the audience is shown the manner in which women were treated in the 16th Century. This is done through the female characters: Katherine, Bianca, Widow, Bartholomew: yet we must question Shakespeare's intentions. Was the play written in order to instruct inexperienced husbands as to how they could tame an unruly wife; which would display Shakespeare's acceptance of the treatment of the women; or is he mocking the customs of the time by using theatrical comedy to warn men who wish to consider 'taming' a wife, as Petruchio does in the last scene? "Petruchio: ... We three are married, but you two are sped. ..." (Act 5: Scene 2) He is making the point that Katherine may have been tamed. Yet both of the other men's wives have shown themselves to be 'shrews'. I referred above...

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