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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

The Liberation of Katharina in Taming of the Shrew     In Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, Katharina is presented ambiguously with much debate asking whether or not her character is tamed, liberated or whether or not in reality she was a good enough manipulator to make it appear that she becomes tame when in essence her character remains the same.  Within this essay I shall be concentrating on the aforementioned as well as discussing a television adaptation of Taming of the Shrew that presents

The Character of Katharina in Taming of the Shrew       In Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, the character that has caused much debate and discussion has been Katharina, the shrew. The topic has usually been whether she was tamed, liberated, or whether she was just a good enough actress to make everyone think she was tamed.  In this essay, I will present arguments for and against each of these points, as well as discuss one television adaptation of Taming of the Shrew that presents Katharina

They lived in a house together in Padua where she endowed him three children, two daughters and a son. Virginia was born in 1600 while Livia was born in 1601 and Vincenzio born in 1606. Both daughters were put into convents and became known as Sister Maria Celeste and Sister Arcangela. In 1610, he was offered a position at the Court of the Medici family and moved from Padua back to Florence. His daughters went with him to Florence while Vincenzio stayed

Essay Taming the shrew In the play Taming The Shrew Petruchio is one of the main characters, who is on the hunt for a rich beautiful wife. He hears about this women Katharina who has a rich father promising land and inheritance. Petruchio finds this perfect but there one issue, she is known to be a bit of a shrew. So he tries to tame her into the wife he wants but is he straight up or does he play games with her? Petruchio talks to hortensio explaining that he wants a rich bride and be happily married

In the play Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare, Petruchio is a very intriguing character. One of the more notable things he does in the play is ‘tame’ Katerina. However while the play is called “taming” of the shrew, I believe his intentions are to have a loving relationship with his now spouse. However I don't believe that was the case the whole time! Petruchio originally did not have feeling for Kate because he claims during the beginning of the play that he travelled to Pertua to marry a women

During the play Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare, Petruchio is a very intriguing character. One of the more notable things he does in the play is ‘tame’ Katerina. However while the play is called “taming” of the shrew, I believe his intentions are to have a loving relationship with his spouse. However I don't believe that was the case the whole time! Petruchio originally did not have feelings for Kate because he claims during the beginning of the play that he travelled to Pertua to marry a woman

Taming of the Shrew is a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare in the 1500’s. It takes place in the city of Padua, presumably during the Italian Renaissance. The major conflict of the play is ‘taming’ a hot-headed woman named Katherine and to overcome the rule her father holds on his two daughters where the eldest marries first. The script brings up a lot of attention in the feminist theory. But, Shakespeare’s play reflects on the archetypes of characters, situations, and symbols. These

Harvey’s life, he went to Lambridge in 1953 and studied anatomy. After, he settled in London and was elected censor member of the royal entourage. He was involved in numerous political activities. He then continued his studies at the University of Padua. At Padua, he was awarded and with this, he got the notice he deserved. With this publicity, Harvey was lucky enough to work with King James I. This made Harvey stand out at such a young age and made more people look forward

Can two characters from different stories be the same? The play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is about a guy name Petruchio who at first is only interested in a girl named Katherine for her money. Petruchio then has to tame Katherine as she is a shrew. In the play Pygmalion written by Bernard Shaw is about a poor flower girl named Eliza Doolittle who wants to learn proper English. Colonel Pickering makes a bet with Mr. Higgins saying that he cannot teach her proper English and