Traditional Woman.

The title of this course is Drama, which is the third Humanities course in the "Global Stories," track and is my last Humanities course as a Sophomore. The Drama course is an investigation of feminism through plays. In the first Unit called "Shrew" we read In the Taming of the Shrew to gain an understating of roles in the 16th century. In the first Action Project 1, we created a sonnet that addressed one of the main characters in "The Taming of the Shrew." I picked to write to Bianca, who was seen as a traditional woman. Her role in the play was to obey the men in her life and everyone loved her for that. Once Bianca got married she changed, showing her husband and others in her life that she wasn't going to be told what to do. She showed them that she had her own voice. I think what Bianca did was right because in a marriage, the couple should treat each other equally and no one should rule. Overall, I really enjoyed the first Unit, and can't wait to see what the others are going to teach me. 

Bianca you were so quiet everyone was in love with you
you were seen feminine and beautiful
men thought you were obedient and
would make the perfect bondmaid
but you were the bomb that was made
Your father loves you
He sees you as the perfect daughter

Yeah you were quiet but you
played the game better than Kate could

You were smarter than Kate now you
have the man you love
the freedom to speak what you think
Kate thought you were the better woman
You were seen as a “traditional woman”

Am I your bird? they thought you would follow all of their rules
I mean to shift my bush; but you showed them who ruled
Gamesome is what you played
while turning heads you were turning them away
And then pursue me as you draw your bow. 

Keep up having your strong voice
Have your merriment
Show women that they can have power too
It’s good that you stand up to what you believe is true
You are welcome all.