9A+sexist+play?

Some say that The Taming of the Shrew is a sexist play because it makes women look bad and men look good. Some say that the play is not sexist.
 * __A sexist play? __**

**__Sexist__** Some commentators have said that this is a sexist play because it is outdated. That is, we have a different view of women today to that of Shakespeare's time.

Another commentator has said that the play is sexist because Katherina is less everything than Petruchio (wealth, power, less cheerful, less in the playwright's confidence). Someone who treats a woman very poorly seems to get congratulated for it and made to look like a hero.

__**Not Sexist**__ One commentator has said that Katherina is very lucky to find Petruchio; a man who behaves like a man. That is, he knows what he wants and how to get it.

Another commentator has said that the play is not sexist because it advocates marriage.

Other commentators have said that the play is not sexist because at the end of the play Katherina is a much better person than what she was.