In the play “Taming of the shrew” Katherine marries Petruchio and is now you could say “under his thumb”. The lyrics to “under my thumb” by The rolling Stones relates back to their relationship. Petruchio saw her beauty and potential and took a risk by marrying her. Throughout out the book you see the steps he takes to break her down and “tame” her. Katherine is slowly changing only because Petruchio is using his own form of psychology. It even says in the song “A siamese cat of a girl
Under my thumb She's the sweetest, hmmm, pet in the world” I think he is truly becoming to see the real Kate. It also worries me because in a way I think it’s kind of sick but it truly can’t be a bad thing.

Here are some of he lines that relate:

“Down to me, the change has come,
She's under my thumb”
“The squirmin' dog who's just had her day
Under my thumb
A girl who has just changed her ways”

The line that stood out to me the most says “Her eyes are just kept to herself
Under my thumb, well I I can still look at someone else”
While reading this book I am constantly wondering if he has alterer motives while he is “taming” her. I wonder if and when he succeeds if he will take advantage of this and not be as faithful as he should. I guess I will have to keep on reading!