Taming Of The Shrew Comparison

One of these key differences can be found through the attitudes and portrayals of each of the characters. Baptista Minola, (the father of Bianca and Katherine) in the play, is a very respectable and confident man. But in the movie he acts extremely timid and scared;

The Katherina that gives the final speech in The Taming of the Shrew is quite a departure from the Katherina we were introduced to in Act I. This new Kate is modest, quiet and obedient. All of these qualities were not present until Act V. Such a profound personality change prompts the questions how this happened and what purpose do her changes serve?

The characters in the film are identical to the characters in the story with exception to a couple of other characters that play no major role, such as Father McCasslin, meanwile the District Attorney plays somewhat of a big role in the film. Matt goes to meet the District Attorney who is on a lunch break. Matt seems pretty desperate and asks, “What can I do Bill?”, Bill replies, “There’s nothing…”

The movie has matching character with the book like in the book is Othello but in the movie is Odin James, Iago is Hugo Goulding, Cassio is Michael Cassio, Desdemona is Desi Brable, Emilia is Emily, Roderigo is Roger Roderiguez , Brabantio is Dean Bob Brable and Bianca is Brandy . Othello is in the army , a brave and competent soldier in the service of the Venetian state. He is referred to as “the moor” and

Bianca Stratford plays the same character in both the movie and the play. She is the youngest daughter of Baptista. Bianca is opposite of her sister Kat. Bianca is very quiet, kind, modest and humble. Men are attracted to Bianca because of her personality. Bianca cannot get marry until her sister Kate is married. Men are attracted to her personality and

In addition, one can also argue about Paulina’s love-hate relationship with Gerardo, as she is clearly very emotionally attached to him, yet seems as though she treats him with a sort of disrespect or harsh manner. Paulina’s strange relationship also brings the audience to question this woman’s sense of judgment, and maybe even her past. Ironically, later she refers to him as ‘my little man’, contrasting with how he called her, and making sure that Gerardo knows that he is her husband, and she’s in charge.

Who doesn’t love some family drama in a movie or ever a play, Shakespeare I known to coordinate some family drama in a majority of his play writes. In the Taming of the Shrew he used the comedic device of family drama to kick of the plot and give some structure to this story. At this point Katharina hasn’t had the best of luck at finding a suitable man to take her hand in holy matrimony but to be fair no man wants to even call her their wife. Katharina’s younger sister Bianca wants to

Cassio- Michael Cassio is a foil to the protagonist, Othello. Both men served in the war but offer different perspectives of it. Cassio represents the smooth, charming and boyish demeanor that attracts women to soldiers while Othello represents more of the backbone, support and wisdom that serves as the foundation of the army. They also

The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies, and it shares many essential characteristics with his other romantic comedies, such as Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. These characteristics include light-hearted and slapstick humour, disguises and deception and a happy ending in which most of the characters come out satisfied. The play has been dated from as early as 1594 and as late as 1598. (http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/shrew/context.html)

Antonio rescues Sebastian after the shipwreck that separated him from his twin, Viola. Antonio immediately takes a liking to Sebastian and helps get back on his feet. Sebastian heads to Duke Orsino’s court to look for work, Antonio offers to help but Sebastian has to decline as Antonio is a wanted man and accompanying him on his journey would put him at risk. “But, come what may, I do adore thee so, / the danger shall seem sport, and I will go.” (2.1.43-44) Antonio follows him anyways and ends up encountering Viola dressed as Cesario in the middle of a fight with Sir Andrew. Because Antonio thinks Cesario is Sebastian, he steps in to defend him, out of his love. Viola is confused because she’s never met Antonio before. But, Sir Toby and Sir Andrew recognize him as the wanted criminal that he is and turn him in to the authorities. Although Antonio is ultimately released he still ends up heartbroken as Sebastian ends up married to Olivia.

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.

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The Taming of the Shrew is set in a time period that did not accept

A women is shown in the office of the owners telling them that her daughter (Carlotta) has been informed that Christine will replace her as leading role in the performance in Wednesday by request of the Phantom. The owners inform the mother that they agree for Carlotta to perform. The night of the performance, Carlotta got sick and Christine played the lead singing role. After the performance, Raoul congrats his lover on her

William Shakespeare, in his well-known comedy Twelfth Night, creates a plot that revolves around mistaken identity and deception. Mistaken identity, along with disguises, rules the play and affects the lives of several of the characters. Shakespeare's techniques involve mistaken identity to bring humor, mystery, and complication to the play. Many characters in Twelfth Night assume disguises, beginning with Viola who is disguised as a eunuch, Maria who writes a letter to Malvolio as Olivia, and then the mix-up between Sebastian and Viola are revealed.