In both texts, Kat is established as outspoken and “shrewed,” however, the context impacts how Kat is perceived and her ability to express her opinions and values. In the film, Kat is a feminist, evident when she is seen reading “The Bell Jar.” She is first characterised through the use of upbeat rock music and a close up of her intimidating facial expression to hightlight the fact that she is not a “traditional” teenage girl like her peers in the blue car. In Taming of the Shrew Kat is often characterised through animal imagery. This is communicated when Petruchio threatens to turn Kate from a “Wild Kate” to a “Household Kate” in order to tame her, demonstrating that women in the play 's context are regarded as subhuman. The modern context of the film has allowed Kat to form her own values and beliefs, and communicates the feminist approach of the film. A close up-of Kat reading “The Bell Jar” is shown to highlight. Kat defiantly declares that “expressing my opinion is not a terrorist action,” indicating that the society that Kat lives in has allowed her express her opinions without being treated as
In both texts, Kat is established as outspoken and “shrewed,” however, the context impacts how Kat is perceived and her ability to express her opinions and values. In the film, Kat is a feminist, evident when she is seen reading “The Bell Jar.” She is first characterised through the use of upbeat rock music and a close up of her intimidating facial expression to hightlight the fact that she is not a “traditional” teenage girl like her peers in the blue car. In Taming of the Shrew Kat is often characterised through animal imagery. This is communicated when Petruchio threatens to turn Kate from a “Wild Kate” to a “Household Kate” in order to tame her, demonstrating that women in the play 's context are regarded as subhuman. The modern context of the film has allowed Kat to form her own values and beliefs, and communicates the feminist approach of the film. A close up-of Kat reading “The Bell Jar” is shown to highlight. Kat defiantly declares that “expressing my opinion is not a terrorist action,” indicating that the society that Kat lives in has allowed her express her opinions without being treated as