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People can change by reflecting through their own actions, like in the play "The Taming of
the Shrew",Petruchio who was gonna marry Katherina acted poorly towards her which made
Katherina reflect on her own actions and led to a change of her personality. Petruchio was
able to change Katherina because he used love to his advantage specifically the marriage
where Katherina had to live with Petruchio making it easier for him to control Katherina's
actions. Petruchio used love to manipulate Katherina.Petruchio then told Katherina that they
were going to her Father's house and while in the party at the house of Baptista, the father of
Katherina Petruchio got into a competition between Lucentio and Hortensio. The challenge
was whoever was able to bring their wife there when they call them wins, Lucentio and
Hortensio's wife didn't come,but when Petruchio called Katherina she came,dragging both
Bianca and the widow the wives of Lucentio and Hortensio these prove that Petruchio was
able to change Katherina from a shrew to a respectful and obedient lady
In the play "The Taming of the Shrew" love and deception was used to change someone's
personality and knowing this play might actually make us think that deception when put to
the right use and love as manipulation can change someone completely.