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Use of Contrasting Couples in The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeares comedy, The Taming of the Shrew illistrates the difficulty of attempt to tame a headstrong, stubborn, and a high-spirited woman so that she ordain make a docile wife. The one attempting to tame Kate, the shrew, is Petruchio. They contend with each(prenominal) other with tremendous vitality and have a forced relationship. In contrast, there is another romantically linked couple who seemingly sustain an ideal relationship. These young lovers, Bianca and Lucentio, share a love that is not grounded in reality, but in fantasy. These two sub-plot characters are stock characters and Shakespeare creates the badinage of the duck soup through the differences between the two couples. It is through his use of stock characters and irony that the differences between the two couples are revealed. Bianca and Lucentio are considered stock characters in this escape for many reasons. On the surface of things, Bianca is a sweet, mild-tempered young woman. She shows obedience towards her begin and fosters his favoritism for herself by playing the part of a noble dupe who cannot marry until her shrewish sister is wed. Bianca is the epitome of a stock character. She is the sweet, fair girl that all the g... ...terary chiding Vol. IX, Detroit, lucre Gale inquiry Co., 1983. Shakespeare, William, The Taming of the Shrew invigorated York, New York, Washington Square Press, 1963. Snider, Denton J., William Shakespeare on The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespearean Literary Criticism Vol. IX, Detroit, Michigan Gale Research Co., 1983. Wade, Charles, William Shakespeare on The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespearean Literary Criticism Vol. IX, Detroit, Michigan Gale Research Co., 1983. Webster, Margaret, William Shakespeare on The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespearean Literary Criticism Vol. IX, Detroit, Michigan Gale Research Co., 1983.