Taming The Shrew

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.

Katharina, also known as Kate, is the main protagonist and her fiery personality is the focal point of the Shakespeare play, “The Taming of the Shrew”. Her outspoken and quick-witted disposition is at odds with polite society thus earning her the offensive moniker ‘Shrew’, which essentially means a bad-tempered despicable old hag. Contrary to belief, she is, for the most part, an opinionated woman who has the courage to speak those opinions loudly to men that would prefer she’d be quiet. Throughout the play Kate’s demeanor evolves and shifts much like the incredible metamorphosis of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly; in this case a lovely socially acceptable butterfly. This essay will analyze Katharina’s performance throughout the play hence concluding that she is not befitting of the moniker Shrew.

‘Taming of the Shrew’ identifies how the stereotype of women belonging in the kitchen while men belong working earning the wage to keep the household stable. ’10 Things I Hate About You’ portrays two outcasts of their society finding love despite the fact that ‘Katriana (Kat)’ & ‘Petruchio (Patrick)’ both try to do the opposite of what society expects of them. In the film of 'Taming of the Shrew', ‘Katriana (Kat)’ was forced

When people first read The Taming of the Shrew the romantic comedy they didn't believe that shakespeare actually wrote it. Taming of the Shrew is about a play within a play that takes place somewhere around the italian renaissance but there wasn't a set place for the Taming of the Shrew. Also out of the two main characters Katherine and Percutio there is no protagonist. Another fact about The Taming of the Shrew is that the first print of the play was in 1623.

The Taming of the Shrew (TOS) is a play by Shakespeare set in Padua, Italy in the 1590’s. The play was written in 1590 and has had several films, reproductions and appropriations created from it. One of these appropriations is the 1999 movie Ten Things I Hate About You, which is set in the late 1990’s in Seattle, U.S.A. Why has this story been so attractive to society? It is not only because Shakespeare has crafted a brilliant story, but because the themes have been relevant over the 4 centuries that the story has existed. Some of the messages explored in this essay are that both texts explore the social expectations of men and women. Another theme is that both Shakespeare and Junger identify that men are the ‘gazers’ and women are the

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.

In the Elizabethan era, men were looked at as the dominant figure in the relationship. The ideal male of that time was supposed to be assertive when it came to making the decisions for the couple. However, there were some women that felt otherwise. The women of the Elizabethan era were morally obligated to be obedient to their husband. In The Taming of the Shrew, written by William Shakespeare, Katherine is a woman who ignores the normal standards of a wife. She is so rude that no man wants to marry her. Ironically, there is one man who is willing to try his hand at marrying Kate. This man’s name is Petruchio and he knows that Kate is stuck in her shrewish ways, but he feels that he can guide her in the right direction to knowing her role of

The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. It is both a witty and complex play with characters that are appealing and believable drawn from life and based on a keen understanding of human nature. One can see this in the main character of the play, the shrew Katherine. The reasons for Kate's shrewd behavior as well as her tameness have puzzled Critics and Shakespearean scholars for ages. This essay will attempt to decipher Kate's shrewish character from the beginning with her father and sister, through the middle with her first meeting of Petruchio, to the finale where she is finally tamed.

Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew focuses not only on the roles of the sexes, but also plays with the varying social roles found in society from head of the house to foot of the house. Tranio finds himself at the bottom of this social ladder, a servant to Lucentio. However Tranio employs his wit and cunning to raise his status at the expense of his master. Tranio is a manipulative intellectual who uses persuasive rhetoric and wit to distract Lucentio and climb the social ladder to a higher social class.

On the The Taming of the Shrew’s very surface, it is seen as a misogynistic attempt to enforce gender roles and stereotypes by showcasing the transformation of a fiery, free-spirited woman to a silenced, subjugated wife. The play revolves around the two protagonists, Katharina and Petruchio, as the pair battle over psychological domination. The residents of Padua perceive Kate as a devious and hateful woman towards the beginning of the play, earning her the seemingly well appropriate title of a “shrew”. Evidence of her unkindly disposition is seen in 1.1.69-71 by Tranio and Lucentio, two men new to the area, as they observe a scene unfold from afar. Tranio refers to Kate as “stark mad, or wonderful froward,”

The Taming of a Shrew is about a shrewish woman who is soon to be tamed. It is so straight forward its summarized in the title. The book The Taming of a Shrew is a story where the main character is an unmannerly woman, the title relates to the story because Kate is a shrew, no-one wanted to marry her, and her husband does mean things to make her obey. Firstly, the title relates to the story because the main character whose name is Katherina or Kate for short is an unmannerly shrew.

Lauren Hays Mr. Clark Honors English P. 2 24 October 2014 Marital roles in modern society vs. Shakespeare “Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude” (William James). Attitude played a major role in the way men treated woman in Taming of the Shrew. The virtues of love, marriage, and status were viewed differently in Padua then they are today.

A Speculation of the Shrew If a woman is superior to her husband in terms of imposing her opinion before his and expressing a surpassing amount of anger, one must not necessarily be hasty to judge that she is disrespecting him. Is Shakespeare conveying to his audience that a woman must submit to her husband? Has the Bard clearly expressed how a female with aggressive tendencies must be tamed for the sole purpose of pleasing her husband? From the initial standpoint, Katherine is viewed as indignant, violent, and most clearly the shrew of the play when she lashes out at her own sister, Bianca.

Based on my experience watching The Taming of the Shrew, I do agree with Ms. Ditor. For quite a bit of the play I was asking myself what was going to happen next, and that helped me to be more engaged in what was happening with the storytelling of the play. The aspect of wondering what was going to happen next, whether or not someone already knows the storyline and plot, it something that comes with the performance and those conducting it.

Shakespeare's historic essence of this play reflects the beliefs of the era that misogyny of women and that women should blindly obey and respect their husbands as contemporary to that time. The Taming of the Shrew offers no contemporary relevance in this day and time when women do what their husbands fail to do in nearly ever realm imaginable. In Shakespeare's era of writing, and even for a good time after it, men did what they were supposed to do. As time passed, men changed and women realized if they had to take work outside the home and still do all the work in the home, a demanding husband was but another one to cook for, clean up after, and cater to