10 Things I Hate About You Analysis

The obvious difference between the two texts is the use different mediums of production. The play is performed on stage in real time and the adaption is a modern teen film using a classic teen format. Both are comedies and belong to the popular culture of their time. The difference in the two mediums is that one is predominately language based, with the visuals as an extra and the film is mostly visual, enhanced by good dialogue, music, sound effects and cinematography. Obviously the language has evolved over 450 years, yet both are colloquial and specific to the characters. Taming is set in Padua,

The film 10 Things I Hate About You serves a purpose of parodying one of William Shakespeare’s famous plays Taming of the Shrew in which, contains a lot of intertextuality for the audience to infer. For example, Katherine Stratford represents the same character in Taming of the Shrew, the shrew itself who shows a negative attitude to the whole society.

To make a modern adaptation of a highly recognised 16th century play, one would have to have a perfect mix of both similarities and differences between the two, integrating elements from both eras. Junger, the director of 10 Things I Hate About You has managed to achieve this. By using many of the same characters and the same plot from Taming of the Shrew, he created a modernised appropriation of the Shakespeare play that incorporates aspects of teen society. The Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You are similar in many ways, one way they are different however is how since the Elizabethan Era the nature and role of women in society has changed considerably.

The movie 10 Things I Hate About You(1999) is a film that was based off of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew that was a popular play in the 16th

Through intertextual relationships, detecting the significant differences and transformations between William Shakespeare's play Taming of The Shrew, and Ten Things I Hate About You, a contemporary hollywood film directed by Gil Junger enriches our understandings towards cultural issues through feminist attitudes, social hierarchy and the transformation in sentiments towards love and marriage. Both texts exert compelling issues through different techniques to proclaim to the audience that women during the 16th century were seen as obsequious, however Ten Things I Hate About You, an allusion of Taming of the Shrew, enriches our understanding of these gender role issues by proclaiming that we must reject blatant consumerism. Among this, issues of class and love are explored, and through a historical reading I was able to depict the changes in values and cultures between the production of both texts.

The movie 10 Things I Hate About You is comparable to the book The Taming of the Shrew. William Shakespeare wrote The Taming of the Shrew with the focus of marriage in the 1500s. 10 Things I Hate About You is a romantic comedy that was made in the 1900s. In The Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You, Petruchio and Patrick are similar because they are manipulative and indifferent to other’s opinions of themselves; however, Patrick is more compassionate.

Gender Politics encapsulates the hierarchy that separates men and women on an imaginary ladder based off of class or social status. In ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ and ‘10 Things I Hate About You’, men are portrayed as superior to women. Whereas women on the other hand are portrayed as subservient servants, and in many cases, more like objects than people. An example of Gender Politics clearly evident in the play, The Taming of the Shrew is when Katherine is bargained for by Baptista, without her consent nor say. This can be shown during Act II, Scene I when Baptista is convincing Petruchio to “woo” Katherine over along with a bribe.

The story of The Taming of the Shrew is one that raises important issues both in the Shakespearean text and in the modern appropriation 10 Things I Hate About You.

The movie 10 Things I Hate About You is a movie based on Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew as well as the movie based on the play that goes by the same name. These movies both have completely different messages and storylines but the fact that they both where inspired and based on the same play meant that there were bound to be some similarities between the two. The movie 10 Things I Hate About You is undoubtedly easier to understand and relate to, as the

The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and has weathered well into our modern era. For all the praises it has garnered throughout the centuries, it is curious to note that many have considered it to be one of his most controversial in his treatment of women. The "taming" of Katherine has been contended as being excessively cruel by many writers and critics of the modern era. George Bernard Shaw himself pressed for its banning during the 19th century. The subservience of Katherine has been labeled as barbaric, antiquated, and generally demeaning. The play centers on her and her lack of suitors. It establishes in the first act her shrewish demeanor and its repercussions on her family. It is only with the introduction of the witty Petruchio as her suitor, that one begins to see an evolution in her character. Through an elaborate charade of humiliating behavior, Petruchio humbles her and by the end

A classic literature film adaptation made for a teen audience can only succeed with proper casting that embodies the stereotype of the modern day teenager. The success of the adaptation also relies heavily on the on-screen representation of teenagers’ daily activities and values, namely drugs and sex. Clueless, based on the classic novel Emma, and 10 Things I Hate About You, based on Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew, both include a full cast of teenage character stereotypes and a script filled with adolescent debauchery and fornication amidst their classic “high brow” story lines. While the 2013 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet gives the audience none of the elements they desire in a teen film. The audience leaves the movie theater feeling more like they just experienced a high school English class rather than the next big teen film of 2016.

“And I have thrust myself into this maze, Happily to wive and thrive, as best I may” (Shakespeare 24.) As one watches the films “Taming of the shrew” and “10 Things I Hate About you,” there are some similarities and differences between the two. Some are very sizeable while others are harmless to the plot. The similarities and differences vary from location to characters. The ones standing out the most seem to be certain characters, setting details, and also the willingness of Baptista to let his daughters go so willingly.

The Taming of the Shrew is a Shakespearean play that is believed to have been written around the 1500’s while 10 Things I Hate about You is a 90’s rom – com written by Gil Junger in 1999. 10 Things I Hate about you is loosely based around The Taming of The Shrew as it shares both the same characters names, same character characteristics and similar plot lines. A major theme in ‘10 Things I Hate about You’ is individuality. This is explored strongly throughout the film, voyaging through various methods and perceptions of individualism.

During the time in which the play took place society frowned upon women asserting themselves.  Women were supposed to play a role in which they supported their husbands, took care of their children,

It has been over 400 years since the play The Taming of the Shrew was written by William Shakespeare. This play has been adapted over the years into many movies, one of these many movies is Ten Things I Hate About You made in 1999. In the play and movie there are many obvious similarities and differences through character development and relationships. Most of the character developments and relationships revolve around Katharina, Petruchio, Bianca, Lucentio, Kat, Patrick, and Cameron.