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How effective are Shakespeare’s linguistic choices in conveying the power struggle between Katherine and Petruchio?
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How effective are Shakespeare's linguistic choices in conveying the power struggle between Katherine and Petruchio? This essay will study the text 'The Taming of the Shrew' by William Shakespeare. It is a play written in London in 1592 and published in 1623. The play is set during the Jacobean era (1420-1600). The purpose of the play is to entertain an audience. The secondary purpose may be to inform a modern audience about power and roles of men and women in the Jacobean era. During this period of time, a person's power was shown by the language they used, so the more quick-witted and articulate a person was in conversation the more social power they held. Shakespeare uses various linguistic features in conveying the power struggle between Katherine and Petruchio. Throughout the play Petruchio belittles Katherine and damages the face she presents of herself in an effort to 'tame the shrew'. 'Kath....
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