f her shrewish attitudes during the feast for Lucentio and Bianca's wedding, when she drags out the two stubborn women, who refused to come out when the husbands called for them. If she was tamed at this point, she would not have been aggressive towards the two ladies. If she was acting, she would have risked being discovered if she showed herself being aggressive with the ladies. If she was liberated and able to be as an equal with Petruchio, she would have acted the way she did - aggressive towards those who were being stubborn about their husband's authority. I see it as Katharina was trying to show them that if they are obedient to their husband, the husband would treat them as an equal.I also find I have to agree with the Moonlighting version of the play, in a sense. It has to be seen that if Katharina gave in some of her attitude towards Petruchio, Petruchio also had to give in some of his own attitude. The attitude of show respect and obedience and receive respect and equality, although carried to an extreme in the Moonlighting episode, can be seen in all the versions of the play discussed.In conclusion, I believe that Katharina is not the only one who became liberated through the course of the play, but Petruchio as well, from his own super-masculinity....
