“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. One of the differences between the two films are the characters. There are certain characters in “10 Things I Hate About You” that aren’t in “Taming of the Shrew” and vice versa. One of these characters is the guidance counselor
The Taming of the Shrew was written by William Shakespeare in 1593. It describes the life of Katherina, the difficult older sister who few people were willing to marry, and her younger sister Bianca, with her many suitors lining up to marry her. The play was later adapted into a movie in 1999 by Touchstone Pictures which was named 10 Things I Hate About You. The movie follows Kat and Bianca in high school, where they face the same problems as Shakespeare’s original characters. In the movie there are many similarities between it and Taming of the Shrew. However, there still are many differences, which can be seen throughout the plot, the characters and the
The play The Taming of the Shrew was written by William Shakespeare in the 1590’s, the play follows along two girls named Katerina and Bianca and their many suitors. The movie 10 Things I Hate About You was released in 1999 by Touchstonepictures and was based on the play. There are a few differences between the movie and the play but also some similarities which can be found by discussing the plot, characters and setting.
Katherine Minola is a character who is pivotal to the progression of the exposition in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. The dynamic Kate faces everything from being unsolicited and undesirable by men, being forced into marriage, and falling in love with someone who undoubtedly mistreats her from the beginning. Being tossed and thrown from one end of the spectrum to the other allows room for drastic change in attitude, values, and behavior. There is much evidence of a revolution of character in Baptista’s daughter and Petruchio’s wife, Katherine. Reader’s can follow the transformation of an untamable shrew of society to a well loved and respectable woman figure of the upper class.
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
Taming of the Shrew (TS) and Twelfth Night (TN) are both comedies written by renowned playwright William Shakespeare. Each tell a love story; however, both have different journeys to their conclusions. Taming the Shrew explores what happens when the lead character is woman "against" love and Twelfth Night examines what happens when the lead female character is unable to even express love. Twelfth Night's Viola and Taming of the Shrew's Katharina are two vastly different characters. Katharina strives to live beyond the rules of society, she has the financial support of her father, and the means to be an outlier.
Clearly there are many similarities between the book and the movie but also some distinct differences. Despite this, “The Taming of the Shrew”, is a timeless story of deception and love that has passed the test of time again and
The characters throughout both film and book counterpart each other very distinctively and the same go for their roles. For example, Bianca Minola in “Taming of the Shrew” is very much so alike Bianca Stratford (10 Things I Hate About You) they both are considered that of a snotty sophomore, model of obedience and modesty with beyond exceptional looks which explains very much so why both are hugely admired by a following of men who want to pursue their hearts. In Taming of the Shrew, we do not discern much of Bianca her only role is to basically be chased around by the men who vastly admire her and are out to conceal her
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is similar to the romantic comedy 10 Things I Hate About You in numerous ways. For example, the main character of 10 Things I Hate About You, Katarina, is an outspoken feminist, and the main character of The Taming of the Shrew, Katherine, is a headstrong, stubborn shrew. Additionally, these characters have a beautiful and desired little
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is an interesting story that demonstrates the patriarchal ideas of how a marriage is suppose to be according to society, what is acceptable of a woman's role in a relationship. It's a story that has many things to show for it's been remade, and remade, even slightly altered to better relate to the teenage audience.
First, a major difference between The Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You, is the fact that in the book the sisters are not allowed to marry; however, in the movie they are not able to date. This is a major difference because parts of the movie are different from how the book portrays it and scenes that are important are deleted. A example of this, is when Katerina is crying because Petruchio is late for their own wedding; on the other hand, in the movie this scene does not happen because Katharina and Petruchio do not get married, they date instead. Another example of this is after the wedding. At the ceremony to celebrate Katherina and Petruchio’s wedding, Petruchio takes Katerina and puts her on his shoulders and demands
As the plot of "10 Things I Hate About You" unfolds, I realize a distinct parallel to Shakespeare's classic play "The Taming of the Shrew. " During the movie, I found myself captivated by the way the characters navigate the complexities of relationships and societal expectations. However, while reading Shakespeare's original work, I did not feel as strong a connection to the characters as
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
In today’s era filmmakers are far from being creative and original. Many filmmakers construct their films based on past books, movies and previous knowledge presented in literary works. The Taming of the Shrew written by William Shakespeare in the 1590s is one of the biggest play productions reconstructed in more current films today. 10 Things I Hate About You directed by Gil Junger is a perfect example of how William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew has been reconstructed into modern interpretations. Filmmakers construct films from past plots, characters and dialogue.
Shakespeare wrote his plays without a thought that they would ever not be performed on stage. Many of Shakespeare’s plays have been performed since his death 400 years ago. And with time comes advances, as many of Shakespeare’s play have been adapted from text to film. Some films take Shakespeare’s original plot and twist it to be more modern, while others stick with the classic. In Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film version of The Taming of the Shrew, he recreates Shakespeare’s loved play. Although Zeffirelli stays close to Shakespeare’s original text, he does omit and add lines and scenes that weren’t originally in the play. Zeffirelli also adds body language and stage directions where they aren’t in the play. These directorial decisions change the way the romance looks between Katherina and Petruccio in the text. The relationship between the two characters in Zeffirelli 's film is attempted to be seen as more consensual than in the text.
Good morning Mrs Fredman and class. Today I am going to talk about how faithful the film 10 things I hate about you was to Shakespeare’s play, “The taming of the shrew”. I will be comparing them both to show why I think the modern movie is faithful to Shakespeare’s play. I’ll be discussing the themes, setting and etc.