In the play 'The Taming of the Shrew' (by William Shakespeare) the family it is based around is called the Minola family. The Minola family is a complex family, each member being completely different in their own right. They are different for many reasons, jealousy, deprevation and how they stand socially. The 'man' or father of the family is Baptista. A widow who has dedicated his life to ensure that both his daughters marry. However, …showed first 75 words of 2288 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2288 total…years of lonliness and loathing. The only way she can express this is to act obnoxiously towards Bianca, for she, in Katharina's eyes is the problem. Baptista is evidenetly an incredibly obtuse father towards his daughters. A more rational father would love both daughters in proportion. Baptista does not do this. However, Baptista is never hateful towards Katharina, he is just merely civil, similar to that of an acquaintance rather than that of a daughter.