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Pertrucio the Possesive
Petruchio the Possessive
By:Christian Johnson
Connections and Motivations
Connections:
Pertruchio is a friend to Hortensio
He is married to Katherina
He is the son-in-law of Baptista
He is the master of Grumio
Motivation/Goals:
Pertruchio's main goal is to marry wealthily to a wife that obeys him.
Actions to support traits
Trait One - Petruchio marries Katherina not because he loves her, but because her father, Baptista, is rich.
Trait Two - Petruchio wants to marry Katherina even though Katherina does not like him, but he perseveres and eventually gets her to love him
Trait Three - Petruchio starves and deprives sleep from Katherina in order to get her to obey his commands.
Dialogue to support traits
Trait One - "I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; if wealthily, then happily in Padua."
Act 1 Scene 2 Page 53 Lines 76-77
Trait Two - "Ay, to the proof, as mountains are for winds, that shakes not, though they blow perpetually."
Act 2 Scene 1 Page 83 Lines 147-148
Trait Three - "You peasant swain, you whoreson malt-horse drudge!"
Act 4 Scene 1 Page 145 Lines 121-122
Traits of Petruchio
Trait One - Greed
Trait Two - Perseverence
Trait Three - Cruel
Symbol
Pertrucio's symbol is a pile of gold coins because he is greedy and marries only for money.