WOMEN'S REPRESENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND POWER IN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

Z.A.Khalilova ()
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Z.A.Khalilova: School No.28 in Karshi District

Synoptic: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-5

Abstract: This article examines the representation of women and the construction of gender identity in William Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew. Drawing on historical-contextual, descriptive, interpretative and stylistic approaches, it considers Katherine and Bianca as contrasting models of femininity and explores the relationship between marriage, language and authority. The analysis argues that the play cannot be reduced to a single ideological position: it reflects patriarchal expectations associated with the Elizabethan period, while its verbal conflicts and performative situations also allow those expectations to be questioned. Katherine's assertiveness and Bianca's socially approved obedience reveal different ways in which female identity is shaped by cultural norms. The article concludes that language functions not merely as a means of communication but also as an instrument through which dominance, resistance and social negotiation are enacted.

Keywords: William Shakespeare; The Taming of the Shrew; women characters; gender identity; feminist literary criticism; patriarchy; language; power; marriage. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-10-01
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