Weekly Blog: Week 12

In Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare makes it seem as if the shrew gives in at the end and the man wins, while really, she has control over him from that point on after the story ends. I was thinking today that the women in Hamlet are viewed as much weaker than the shrew, and I am wondering whether or not the women have a deeper purpose than to be just puppets. So far, it seems as if the only depiction of gender differences Shakespere is trying to convey is that of men being superior. They care more about power and manliness than the love and respect they should show towards their mothers, daughters, and lovers. It is almost as if by showing this, Shakespeare can prove how men are weak for not standing up for the ones they love and instead proving them weaker.