... out with Bianca. Other differences between the two movies include the settings of the two movies. Taming of the Shrew was set in the Italian town of Padua while Ten Things I Hate About You is set in an American suburban community. The names of the characters are also different. Instead of the name Katherina for the shrew it is changed to Kat, instead of Petruchio it is changed to Patrick and instead of Lucentio it is changed to Cameron ... is that money has a major role to play in both movies and shows that even though five hundred years has passed since Shakespeare first wrote Taming o...

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Taming of the Shrew Gender Roles in The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew has always been an important play for those who study gender and its depiction early literature. Its heroine, Katherine, is such a strong willed and overpowering character in the beginning of the play, and when Shakespeare wrote, that was not as common. The play also depicts the typical males in Tranio, Lucentio, and Baptista, among others. Petruchio and Katherine offer the contrast ... might have more depth, but it was only "Bianca's love- (V.i.98) that guided his actions. Unlike m...

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... Things I Hate About You, Kat appears to have genuinely become a better person. It is still difficult for her to trust people, but overall she is a much more amiable person. In Taming of the Shrew, it is difficult to know whether or not Kat is truly tamed. She seems to be in what she says and how she acts, but it is possible that it ... You because her mom is gone and she had been treated poorly by an ex-boyfriend, Joey, her freshman year. In Taming of the Shrew, it is difficult to know why Kat acts as she does. It could be because of her jealousy of her sister, or maybe how her father t...

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... with "The Taming of the Shrew" it will be shown clearly that "10 Things I Hate About You" was derived from the Shakespearean play, "The Taming of the Shrew" and is much more relevant to our times. It is obvious and easy to see that "10 Things I hate About You" was directed more towards an audience of teenagers where "The Taming of the Shrew" was directed for an audience of adult and older people. Both of the movies ... woo and win Kat, in order to clear the way for Bianca to begin dating. In the end, both sister end up falling in love, even though Kat hates everything about it. In "The Ta...

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... Petruchio to tame her sister Katerina before Bianca is allowed to be with the boys outside of school. A movie, which shows really how different two kids, can be. Kiss Me Kate was a movie that was based upon the Shakespearean play of The Taming of The Shrew. Kiss Me Kate is a musical that has the same characters playing the roles as Taming of the Shrew does it is just a newer version and has people dancing around ... . The younger sister Bianca has to wait until Katerina falls in love in order for Bianca to be able ... ...

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The Taming of the Shrew In Shakespeare's comedy, Taming of the Shrew, Katherine and Bianca are different in their own ways. Katherine is the protagonist of the play and the shrew referenced in the title. She is the daughter of Baptist and the older sister of Bianca. She has no suitors because of her plain appearance and shrewish nature. It's obvious that Katherine's father, Baptist, hasn't treated her as well as he treats Bianca. In contrast to Katherine, Bianca is the sweet ... 's relationship with her father is not always on the best of terms. As Petruchio and Katherine begin their relations...

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William Shakespeare's play "The taming of the shrew" is a lighthearted, slapstick comedy written in the 1590's. This particular era is classified as the Elizabethan era. This famous play has been chiefly based on courtship and the concerns of married life. Both of these characteristics were profoundly relevant to society at this time, in fact this was a society concerned with marriage in general. People living in this ... being brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state." This idea of one "taming a shrew" is brought out through the main plot of the willful Kate and the equall...

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... 's "A Doll's House" and Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, we see the controversial subject of morality versus the law. In Ibsen's story, Nora breaks the law in order to save her husband's life. In Taming of the Shrew, Lucentio lies to be able to marry the woman he loves. Should this be allowed? If there was a Maslow's Triangle for society like there is for the individual, law would be at the bottom of it. Without law, society ... whatever laws she broke in doing so should be disregarded, except of course if she put someone else's life in danger. Nichomachean ethics suggest the same thin...

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... , has been uncompromising and firm in her rejection of societal norms, suddenly backs down and conforms to the hegemonic perspective of the times, that women are to be entirely submissive to their husbands. To this end, Shakespeare once again reinforces a strictly patriarchal hegemony. The film 10 Things I Hate About You is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The majority of the characters are the same. In addition to Kat (Katherine) and Bianca ... , the film includes Patrick Verona as Petruchio, Cameron as Lucentio, Michael as Tranio, and Walter Stratford as Bap...

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A farce is a low form of comedy enjoyed by the people of England during the 1600. An excellent example of a farce is the play by Shakespeare named "The Taming of The Shrew." This play tells us how marriages occur during that time frame. But more importantly the way marriages occur than is reflected within today's society. Within the play "The Taming of The Shrew" we are introduced to three characters, Petruchio, Hortensio, and Lucentio. All three are searching and pursuing ... is a typical rich spoiled brat that will not ever ask but only demand. This play even though old really sheds light ...

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... , has been uncompromising and firm in her rejection of societal norms, suddenly backs down and conforms to the hegemonic perspective of the times, that women are to be entirely submissive to their husbands. To this end, Shakespeare once again reinforces a strictly patriarchal hegemony. The film 10 Things I Hate About You is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The majority of the characters are the same. In addition to Kat (Katherine) and Bianca ... , the film includes Patrick Verona as Petruchio, Cameron as Lucentio, Michael as Tranio, and Walter Stratford as Bap...

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... each other by posing as a music teacher and tutor? Maybe in the 1500's but in today's time, Gremio would have been found face down in a dumpster with a .22 slug in his head because Hertensio would have whacked the competition. In short, Taming of the Shrew is too bland for my taste. The characters change like the weather in the Midwest. They do silly things at silly time. I was even ... more stunned to find some scholars didn't think Shakespeare wrote the whole story because of incorrect stress and words that didn't rhyme. I have to give it ... ...

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... to the plot of the play. From the main character that has lines on every page to the minor character that only speaks once, they all have significance. Otherwise Shakespeare would not have included them in the play. In The Taming of the Shrew, one of Shakespeare's lighter comedies there are many characters involved in the development of the play. Obviously Kate is the main character whom the play is named after. Kate is the shrew, who in the end ... is tamed by her husband. Bianca on the other hand is the complete opposite of Kate. Bianca is Kate's younger sister, who unlike Kate ... ...

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... creating characters that inspire so much controversy. One will see that while Shakespeare, ostensibly conforms to his contemporaneous attitudes of women, he actually circumvents them by creating resolute female characters with a strong sense of self. The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and has weathered well into our modern era with adaptations into popular films such as ... that one begins to see an evolution in her character. Through an elaborate charade of humiliating behavior, Petruchio humbles her and by the end of the play, she will instruct other wo...

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... to his house, dress him up in fine clothes, and convince Sly that he is a nobleman who has lost his mental balance for fifteen years. The lord invites traveling players to put on a show, The Taming of the Shrew, for Sly. The play, set in Padua, Italy, introduces Baptista Minola, an old, rich man with two daughters, Katherine and Bianca. Lucentio, a young man from Pisa falls ... in love with Bianca, the younger daughter, and wishes to marry her. Bianca, however, cannot marry until her older sister Katherine has been married. Hortensio, another of Bianca's suitors, tries to find ... that ...

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This scene deals deeply with the relationships of many of the characters. This includes namely the relationship between Katherine and Baptista, Petruchio and Katherine and that of the suitors. It is my opinion that this element of drama, when used correctly and performed in just the right way, will reinforce the comedy and humour developing within the play. Firstly Baptista's attitude to Katherine compared with his reaction to Bianca is one of mistreatment. He does not care about the quality of Katherine's husband to be and he bargains with Petruchio to have Katherine's hand in marriage althou...

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... The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare uses a variety of different ways to put across to the reader or audience his views on marriage and relationships. These vary in both view and approach throughout the main characters. There are many marriages and relationships within the play, which are Petruchio and Katherina; Bianca and Katherina; Bianca and Baptista; Katherina and Baptista, and Hortensio and the Widow. The general view of the public at the time of the ... play was chauvinistic, and men were generally seen as the ultimate power in any family. This is reflected in the play quite heavi...

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... are both hardy characters in the Shakespearean plays Twelfth Night and Taming of the Shrew. Within the plays, they are forced to disguise themselves in order to be closer to the ones of their affections and love. By doing this they learn about the reality of their newly assumed roles, their love for another character, and about themselves. These new roles tend to cause problems among the disguised characters and for ... level with Orsino. "It may be worth thy pains; for I can sing/ And speak to him in many sorts of music- (Twelfth Night, I, ii, 56-57). Lucentio has fallen in love with B...

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... doubt or inhibition. This ideal is present in The Taming of the Shrew as we see the male suitors choosing a suitable wife, and the results of their choices reflecting the proper behaviour. Representations of masculinity also entail a man asserting power and mastery in controlling his surroundings, present in the play through the male characters treatment of their wives and situations they involve themselves with. The behaviour of those males achieving order through their power relations ... ." Hortensio's and Lucentio's wonderment at Petruchio's marriage is evidence to prove more respect...

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... 1800's and see how times have changed or stayed the same. Every poem or short story can change the way you think or look at things. It can help you understand other people in general and maybe understand their point of view on things differently. One story that I really enjoyed in this class was "Taming the Shrew" it explains in its theme that people are going ... to act as how they are treated. There is the father Baptista who has two daughters Bianca and Kate. Bianca he treats great, he ... does not blame her for anything even when she is to blame. While on the other hand Kate is les...

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... a "beast" whom no one likes. 10 Things I Hate about You sends out a message that the only likeable girl is ditzy and stupid, while a girl with a brain and an opinion is detested. 10 Things is a renaissance of Shakespeares" famous play, "The Taming of the Shrew". This movie would, however, have The Bard turning in his grave. It is about two sisters, Bianca and Cat Stratford (Larisa Oleynik ... and Julia Stiles) who are not allowed to date under the strict ruling of their father (Larry Miller). Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is ... the new kid at school, who immediately falls in lo...

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