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Rejecting the traditional view of The Taming of the Shrew as a male chauvinist play, some critics of the play appreciate the independent aspects of Katherina. However, the independence of Katherina should not be overestimated in that it does not seriously challenge the dominant narrative of "taming" in this text. Accordingly, a new frame of interpretation is needed to make the reading more complex and dynamic as well as to save Shakespeare from the slander of male chauvinism. Mikhail M. Bakhtin's narrative theory would be very effective for this.
Bakhtin maintains that there is a constant interaction among utterances and their meanings, all of which have the potential of conditioning other. In The Shrew's case, the dominant narrative of "taming" is conditioned not only by the Induction, but also by the counter-narrative of the "shrews." More specifically, the Induction, being a parody of the proper play, prevents us from taking the dominant narrative seriously. In addition, behind the seemingly dominant narrative of taming, there exist the voices which challenge it, the voices of Bianca and the Widow. Contradicting and even subverting the dominant voice of the play, these voices subsist to the end of the play without being subsumed by the dominant voice. Through this multi-dimensional interaction among the dominant narrative, the Induction, and voices of some female characters, Bakhtinian dialogism is achieved this text