Topic > Analysis of Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew

With a multitude of different productions of this play, we can see that there are different interpretations of Kate's final speech. Although some plays interpret her speech as a complete and true character evolution (meaning that she was truly tamed by Petruchio), others will perform interpretations that suggest that she was not actually tamed by Petruchio, proving the above arguments . The 2012 performance of the play at the Globe Theater in London, England, directed by Toby Frow, depicts a slightly sarcastic Kate, giving her final speech at the end of the production. In this production of the opera, before Kate begins her speech, Petruchio tells her to go get the other wives. Before leaving, she gives Petruchio an almost exasperated look, implying that she hates the fact that she is following his orders, but that she is doing it anyway for the sake of Petruchio's ego, proving to us that Kate was never actually.