Further supporting this claim is Junger’s 10 Things I Hate About You, a modern adaptation of the play. This movie serves to promote this concept. The character of Kat, disapproved of in the current age for not being part of the “in crowd”, has more character and true beauty than that of her peers. Essentially,

Where Kate appears difficult and unappealing to the male characters, Bianca seems to be their preferred type of woman. There are many more suitors in pursuit of Bianca. However, she is a more hollow character with a feigned gentleness, unlike her sister. Where Shakespeare develops Kate, he leaves Bianca very topical and simple. Her main interest appears to be her manipulation of men. Although it seems one marries for true love, Bianca is anxious to marry, but says, “of all the men alive/ I never yet beheld that special face/ which I could fancy more than any other” (Act II Scene i l.10-12). She seems uninterested in any one man, although she surely enjoys her multiple pursuers. This type of personality in a woman is a common, ostracized stereotype. By contrasting the sister’s personalities, Shakespeare creates a strong argument for Kate to actually be more appealing than her sister.

Bianca, on the other hand, does not come when called in the final scene. As was earlier mentioned, this is perhaps the greatest shortcoming on her behalf. Her greatly contrasting stance from that of her sister only improves Shakespeare’s portrayal of Kate. She not only proves immediately disloyal to her husband, she humiliates him in public. When her husband calls for her, she replies that, “she is busy and cannot come” (Act V Sc. ii l.81). Shakespeare makes clear through Kate’s final speech this is not what a submissive and loving wife should have done.

the movie uses Kat to depict the moral of being yourself in spite of social pressure, a theme similar to Shakespeare’s with a present-day approach. Both sources show Katherina as the surprising victor and true loyal, intelligent female.

The first evidence of Kate as an ideal is her personality. She certainly has an unorthodox spirit and energy about her. Her harsh tone is what men around her use to title her “the shrew”. She admits herself, “If I be waspish, best beware my sting” (Act II Scene i l.210). She is obvious in asserting her own will with her father and the suitors that approach her, namely Petruchio. Here she is showing him it will take a strong man to bend her assertiveness. She strives to be her own and have her own existence, a typical feature of a strong woman.

Kat is very individual in the film; with her car, the music she likes, and her attitude to others. Throughout the film she pulls down posters to the “big dance” to show her disdain for the functions of her high school. She tells her sister Bianca right out that she does not care what her peers think. Bianca, on the other hand, states, “ I happen to like being adored, thank you” (Junger). Her conformity makes her the typical high school student, very superficial and conformist. As in Shakespeare, Kat’s attitude may appear at first to be a put-off, but in reality, her individuali

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