Taming Of The Shrew Vs. 10 Things I Hate About You

Money isn’t the only thing that is valuable in this world. Although in many film texts this is not the case. Particularly in “Taming of the Shrew” and “10 Thing I Hate About You” because in both of the films, the main male characters Patrick and Petruchio are predominantly motivated by money. However, they ended up falling for Kat and Katharina who have been set up as the archetypal shrews in both films. During the Elizabethan era money was a major factor that influenced society’s view of your personal wealth. this is clearly reflected in the 1967 film text but is not evident in the 1998 version due to changing ideologies. Subsequently,I believe that the “Taming of the Shrew” is more an exercise in misogyny whereas “10 Things I hate About You” is more of a love story about a man liberating a woman, who may be seen as her equal, and who is as cunning as he is.

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

There are a number of works of literature and film with roots tracing back to the work of William Shakespeare, considered by many to be the father of modern English. There are also a large number of modern adaptations of the plays of Shakespeare. One such example is the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, which is a modern adaptation of the play The Taming of the Shrew. Being that the movie is an adaptation there is a wealth of similarities between the two, but there are also a number of differences. Some of these differences being in the characters, plot, and setting.

Both Bianca’s end up with the nicer male figure. These two boys win over their girl but the main part is, they both can’t marry or date Bianca until the other sister starts dating. In Taming of the Shrew two jerks set up a plain for someone to take out Kate so they can start dating or marry Bianca. But in

The Taming of the Shrew is one of many plays William Shakespeare wrote in the 1590’s, and one reinterpretation, 10 Things I hate about you is a more modern film made in the 1990’s and based on the play Taming of the Shrew. To make a modern version of a 16th century play one would have to have a perfect mix of similarities and differences between the two, incorporating elements of both worlds. The creators of 10 Things I Hate about you did a very good job, using many of the characters and much of the plot from Taming of the Shrew as well as aspects of teen society that so many people can relate too in today’s world. Both of them are very similar in many ways, but there are some minor differences.

What I have figured out from the watching the play was that love is powerful, and it can change anything. During the play, Katherina portrayed as a very bitter person, who did not get along with other people. However, at the end of the play, when the men started the bet on who is going to be the submissive wife, surprisingly, it was Katherina who show up right away to her husband while Bianca told her husband to come to her or such. Therefore, I believed one of the themes, which this play is implying is that love is powerful that can change anything by

Many classic literary works are considered timeless due to the way they tackle the human condition. These works have stood the test of time and continue to do so because they grapple with economic and social issues that people of all ages, from all walks of life, can relate to. Shakespearean plays ideally encompass these viewpoints; they can be tragic, comedic or even romantic. Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare explores the marriage between a shrewd woman, Katherine and a willing suitor, Petruchio. Petruchio challenges himself to try and transform shrewd ways of Katherine to turn her into the ideal and obedient house wife by using various techniques, such as denying her company and even food and clothing. The comedic genre is shown through the clever language and the witty words, revealing an entertaining and light hearted tone. Classic literary works should always be relatable and to this day, this play is still engaging people with issues prevalent in modern day society.

Several themes are developed throughout the play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. The beginning of the play starts with a male character named Luchentsio whom wishes to marry a girl named Bianca. This creates a controversy for the following reasons. Bianca's dad Baptista claims her older sister Kate must be married first, and Bianca all ready has two potential husbands. A male character named Petruchio enters the story, and forces Kate into marriage. This makes matters a lot easier for Luchensio. Once married Petruchio attempts to tame Kate hinting the name the Taming of the shrew. Petruchio tortures Kate in order to make her behavior more mild. Meanwhile, Bianca gets married to Luchensio. Many themes are developed throughout the play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare,

There are tons of adaptations of this play but most fail to make Shakespeare’s words come to life on the big screen. The film adaptation called “ 10 Things I Hate About You” actually makes the drama pop on the big screen in a modernized

In 10 Things I Hate About You, a analogous argument, the notion of a girl requiring appropriate behavior is exemplified. There are many resemblances and dissimilarities in characters of both, for instance, Katherine and Kat, the two main focuses, both come from families with a decent quantity of prosperity, as seen from the housing in both aspects, as in the play, she lives in type of a Roman Villa, and in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, they live in a quiet, large community. An additional likeness remains that Petruchio is compensated to get married to Katherine, however in the up-to-date version; Patrick is also compensated to go out with Katherine. In the end, Patrick and Petruchio have tamed Katherine because she is now willing to marry/date.

The film “10 Things I Hate About You” is based loosely on William Shakespeare’s 15th century play “The Taming of the Shrew”. The misogynistic play tells the story of how Petrucio essentially torments his headstrong wife, Katharina (also called “Katherine” and “Kate”) until she “becomes a compliant and obedient bride” (wikipedia). The story simultaneously follows the story of many suitors competing for the love of Katharina’s sister, Bianca (Wikipedia). The film adaptation, “10 Things I Hate About You”, is a more progressive twist on the original storyline, which takes place in a “contemporary American high school” (Hateley 2). The characters in the film have similar names to the characters in the play; Petrucio becomes “Patrick”, Katharina becomes “Kat”, and Bianca’s name remains the same. The plot in “10 Things I Hate About You” is similar in that both Kat and Bianca are viewed as prizes to be won; Bianca is only permitted to date if her older sister does, as mandated by their father. To overcome this barrier, Joey, the villain of the film, pays Patrick to date Kat so that he may be allowed to date Bianca. At the same time, Cameron, the more innocent, naïve character after Bianca’s heart, works with Patrick to help him win over Kat so that he too may have a chance at dating the ingénue Bianca (10 Things). While the overlapping tones of misogyny and domination of women are apparent in both pieces, “10 Things I Hate About You” draws attention to these blatant hegemonic themes

The famous play by William Shakespeare, Taming Of The Shrew represented by Franco Zeffirelli and David Richards portrays a contrasting view of the themes of marriage, love, adhering to the social expectation during the time period. Both films of Taming of the Shrew illustrates similar concept of Petruchio marrying Katherina for his own benefits. Yet Zeffirelli portrays his film by basing it off the play it self whilst Richards illustrates his film by modernising the original concept of the play. These ideas change the concept of the play as audience perceive the text differently, depending on the time period the films were made as the social expectations and the themes of love and marriage differentiate.

    The first thing that sets this movie apart is actually something embedded in its very conceptualization - Shakespeare.  10 Things I Hate About You is a modern day

In the production, Taming of the Shrew, directed by William Ball, the characters Hortencio, Gremio, and Lucentio try to pursue the love of Bianca but are not able to marry her unless her fierce sister, Katherina, marries first. They plan to wed Katherina with Petrucio, who is also ferocious and interested in the wealth of her family. He plans to tame her by starving her and not give her what she wants, such as a clean pair of clothing. Meanwhile, Lucentio and Hortencio fight for Bianca’s attention under disguise. The setting of this play occurs in Padua and Petrucio’s house.

2. Petruchio calls Katherine fair and virtuous as well as saying that he has heard of her beauty and wit before. He tells Baptista that he understands Katherine is a handful, but still has feelings for her which shows his “gentleman” character.