Social Roles Theme in The Taming of The Shrew

In The Taming of The Shrew one of the possible themes that the play conveys is all about Social Roles, what determines these roles, if you can change them, and what affect these roles have on an individuals happiness. The very first time we see this theme is in the Induction. In the Induction a lord decides to trick a passed out beggar to believe that he is truly a lord when he wakes at his expense. This is shown in the quote "O monstrous beast, how like a swine he lies!... what think you, if he were conveyed to bed, Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers, A most delicious banquet by his bed,... Would not he beggar then forget himself?" on pages 4-5 of the Induction as the lord begins to think of his idea for a practical joke on Christopher Sly. This shows a lot about social roles and part of the theme for Taming of the Shrew. This shows the huge contrast between Beggars and Lords. Showing how lords in that society were allowed to act as they pleased and have what they wanted (often, and in this lords case making them insensitive, disconnected from their people, and cruel), while beggars were to lie in the gutter and be taken advantage of as the lords may please. This quote also confronts the idea of changing roles as the lord jokes "would not the beggar forget himself?" suggesting that roles in this society were very permanent to the point that being a beggar condescends just his social role and becomes part of his person, making just a suggestion that a beggar may become a lord a joke. This is also shown later on when Petruchio marries Katherine and then announces that she is now his property. This is shown in the quote "She is my goods... she is my house... my horse, my ox" in Act 3, page 64.
This shows the social roles of men vs. women rather than Beggar vs. Lord. This quote shows how women in this society are put into the roles of propert and men into the roles of owners. Throughout the book women are also expected to be very mild and "tame" while men are expected to be commanding and ambitious. This all reveals a Theme of The Taming of The Shrew about social roles and how (at least in the depicted societies) they are very difficult to change and can have a huge affect on person, specifically their happiness. Another text that can connect to this theme is Anthem. In Anthem's dystopian society people are given roles and forced to be those roles, and some people were content with this while others tried to rebel against their roles. This connects to the theme about social roles, how they are chosen, and if we can change them from The Taming of The Shrew