Throughout time, there has always been the conventional rule that women must be submissive to their husbands and are expected to take care of domestic responsibilities within the household (Bender 46). However, in modern society, women are as outspoken and independent as men and the negative consequences of such behavior have diminished. Women work alongside their male counterparts and can now enjoy benefits once denied to them by a dominant male society. Although gender roles have been questioned and refined throughout the 20th century, the main characters, Katherina from "Taming of the Shrew" and Carol in "Oleanna," nevertheless represent the exceptions, even extremes, of gender roles. female independence and superiority. the norm of patriarchy not only within the home, but also within society (Traversi 96). In William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" and David Mamet's "Oleanna," the authors write that their female characters possess a power atypical of women of their respective eras, thus proving that women are capable of manipulating and manipulating. supplanting men with verbal and intellectual prowess, as opposed to brawn. In “The Taming of the Shrew,” Katherina is nothing more than an obstacle or a means to her sister Bianca’s advancement up the social ladder. Even the husband they seek for Katherina is actually not hers, for the sake of her sister. When Katherina declares, “I will never marry,” it is because she believes that no “real” husband, who will love her as she is, is possible. In the play, it is seemingly obvious and obvious that no one actually loves him. Katherina is stuck in the roles of wife, independent, unloved daughter and shrew. For Katherina, least favorite...... middle of paper ......Works CitedBeck, Ervin., "Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew." The Explainer 57.1 (1998): 8-12.Print.Bender, David. Reading about Comedies. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997. Print. Brooks, Charles. “Shakespeare's Romantic Shrews,” Shakespeare Quarterly, 1.3 (1960): 351-56. Print.Gill, Roma. The Taming of the Shrew. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001. Print. Mamet, David. Oléanna. New York: Vintage Books, 1993. Print. "Oleanna, David Mamet - Introduction." Drama review. Ed. Lawrence J. Trudeau. Vol.24.Gale Cengage, 2005. eNotes.com. 2006. Internet. (January 18, 2010). Thompson, Ann. "Introduction.", Introduction. The Taming of the Shrew. United Kingdom: Cambridge UP, 1984. 1-41. Print.Traversi, Derek. William Shakespeare: The Early Comedies. London: Longmans Green&CO., 1964. Print.