What are the Symbols in the taming of the shrew?

Answer 1

Women are not stereotyped as "shrews" in this play. If it were so, then all the women in the play would be equally shrewish. But they are not. Kate is shrewish but the other women are not. Some really stereotypical characters are Gremio, the elderly suitor, who like all elderly suitors, is portrayed as being foolish, the lippy servants Tranio and Biondello, who are stereotypes drawn from the commedia dell'arte, and the lovers Lucentio and Bianca. Actually, Kate is the least stereotypical and most interesting character in the play.

Answer 2

A lot of the characters in The Taming of the Shrew are derived from the archetypical characters in the commedia dell'arte. For example, Grumio and Biondello are the typical wisecracking servants, Bianca and Lucentio are the typical lovers, and Gremio the old fool. Christopher Sly is also an archetype.

Answer 3

Well, the main one would be that women are "shrews" who need a man to "tame" them.

Yea, I have so far, the role of a woman, the abilities of women and men are superior..

Answer 4

One major theme in The Taming of the Shrew is the horse. It is mentioned numerous times, as if a horse is wild it will remain wild unless tamed, just like Katherina.