William Shakespeare’s play "The Taming of the Shrew," revolves around Katherine, the shrew, and her eventual taming. Katherine is a character who is defined by her relationship with those around her. Katherine’s rough relationship with her father and polar relationships in respect to her sister, Bianca, cumulatively reveal how Baptista is the reason Katherine is a shrew. As soon as the play begins, Katherine and her father, Baptista’s, relationship is demonstrated to be less than ideal. In fact, her father seems to deny her any liberty of pride and dignity. In act one, scene one of the play the father openly acknowledges that Katherine is a problem to his family and a source of anxiety. To Baptista, Katherine is not a daughter that he is to carefully set into a good house, but rather an object to get rid of. His implied action on stage and tone of voice are degrading to Katherine as it warrants Katherine to ask, “I pray you, [Father], is it your will To make a stale of me amongst these mates?” (1.1.57-58). Katherine receives no response. Baptista’s unfit ways continue as he ignores his daughter when she is left to fend for herself against the onslaught of verbal abuse dished out by Bianca’s suitors. Baptista takes no action as Gremio, one of the suitors, alludes to Katherine as a Prostitute to be whipped publicaly and the other, Hortensio, refers to her as the devil. Baptista’s lack of action is directly resultant of his lack of care towards his elder daughter, crippling their relationship. Katherine’s relationship with her father plays into Katherine’s role as a shrew, when constantly in the need to defend herself, it is no wonder that Katherine has developed a sharp tongue and short temper. Her shrewish actions may very well be attributed to the culmination of her father’s neglect and personal pride. When Baptista neglects Katherine’s sense of dignity, she is forced to defend herself - as demonstrated by th