The Taming of the Shrew begins with two sisters, Katherine, viewed as a shrew, and viewed Bianca, as the perfect one. However, as the play continues, we start to see the true personality of each of the two sisters and their roles and personalities completely turn around. Shakespeare introduces the two sisters during the first two acts. Although her father calls her a shrew, Katherine has a deeper character than one might think. From the …showed first 75 words of 795 total…

…showed last 75 words of 795 total…play, “The Taming of The Shrew.” The difference of the personality of the two sisters brings out the irony of this play. Katherine’s transformation from the hideous shrew to the beautiful, obeying wife completely contradicts Bianca’s complete turn around from the innocent, perfect daughter to the conceited and demanding wife. Their two personalities slowly switch as the play progresses. Bianca has become Katherine and Katherine, Bianca at the conclusion of the Shakespearean comedy.