Welcome or welcome back to my blog. This post is for the first Action Project of the Humanities class, Drama. In this class. we have been reading The Taming of The Shrew by William Shakespeare. We have also been learning about the iambic pentameter and Shakespeare's rhyme schemes. This unit focuses on the gender roles that are represented in the play and the 16th century. Like many Action Projects this year, there weren't any Field Experiences our class could experience but we might have a virtual tour of the Goodman Theatre. In the 16th century there were gender roles set for women. They were supposed to be obedient to men like their fathers or husbands. Women had to cook and clean and always be in service of her husband. There were some women who did not follow these expectations and were labeled as shrews. Kate, a character in The Taming of The Shrew is regarded as the shrew and needs to be tamed. Through the play Kate is married to a man named Petruchio and he attempts to t