Examine the different ways in which Shakespeare presents issues connected with the marriage and male relationships in the play "The Taming of the Shrew".

In the following essay I will be analysing and exploring the ways that Shakespeare presents issues with marriage and male and female relationships. I believe that the men in The Taming of the Shrew are more dominant and therefore respected unlike the female characters. I think that the play was an accurate reflection of men and women's relationship of the time, I feel this because after exploring The Taming of the Shrew and looking into …

…and supports her and whilst the man is living a life of danger the wife is at home secure and safe. This shows that Kate has really understood the importance of her marriage to Petruchio and respects him in a way she never knew she could. Kate then goes on to say that the husband only asks for his wife's obedience and kindness in which is such a small payment for such a "great debt"