Petruchio's Advice

This is my first action project for my class called Drama. In this unit we learned about the different types of ways William Shakespeare has changed modern theater, by creating an immersive setting, and how he pushed for women to play in women’s roles. For this action project, I created an Elizabethan sonnet that gave advice to one of the characters in a play we read in class called “The Taming of the Shrew”. My favorite part of making this action project was being able to tell the most annoying character what he should or shouldn’t do in a way that Shakespeare would’ve done it. The biggest problem I had while making this project was trying to come up with words that fit the sonnet style because each line had to have ten syllables and every other line had to rhyme. I eventually was able to come up with the right words with a little help from my teacher and a couple of my classmates.

My sonnet is written below:

Petruchio's Advice

Petruchio, you have to stop right now!

No human is meant to be so controlled.

Your tongue is curst, so to Kate you should bow,

So you might as well play your cards right or fold.

Maybe she’ll enjoy versatility;

You once said words that made her flowery,

“Then I'll commend her volubility.”

Marriage should be about love, not dowry

Why not help marriage be consensual?

It would be nice if you loved each other;

Why not make all your love sensual?

Stop making your wife feel like your brother.

This will change once you are more tolerant.

Now, your voice is a din so no comments.