Setting the Shakespearean Stage

One of My favorite scenes in the play is the one acted out in class when Kate and Petruccio are arguing over the sun and moon. This is one of the pivotal moments in the story when we see that Kate has now been tamed. She and Petruccio are arguing over it being the sun or it being the moon. We know that the sun is out because Kate is shocked when Petruccio says "Good Lord, how bright and goodly shines the moon" and she says its the sun that shines so bright. We now know its the middle of the day until Petruccio says "good marrow" meaning its the morning. Because it would be hard to play with lighting on the stage in Shakespeare time, the audience would have to pay attention to the word usage. The props would be on stage so they can see Baptistas house and the horses, but as for the day and locations and weather, that is up to the actors to say it and let the audience know

Optional Blog; Petruccio

Petruccio is one of the protagonist in Taming of the Shrew. He is asked to marry Kate to give three other suitors the chance at winning Bianca, Kates sister, over. The deal was that if he marrys Kate, the three suitors would pay for all the expenses for everything leading up to the wedding and the wedding itself. Petruccio does just that. He marry's Kate and then begins the unshrewing. Petruccio happens to be my favorite character. I enjoy his witty-ness. HE is selfish, flamboyant, and difficult. He starves Kate, argues with her when its really sunny outside telling her the moon is beautiful, he shows her clothing that she may want but doesn't want her to wear it. And in all of this the reader gets the general impression that Petruccio is a jerk, but he shows the signs of a young boy in second grade poking the girl that he likes. Through all of this Petruccio truly falls in love with Kate. She becomes his equal on the level of intellect. Petrucio does want a submissive wife, but he would get bored of an unopinionated woman. He enjoys dialogue, he likes to push the buttons of people, and who better then his wife. Pettruccio goes from a selfish man with an alternative, to a man in love with a woman.