The Taming of the Shrew was a Shakespearean play that was written between 1590 and 1592. Set in both Padua, and Verona, Italy, the play details the “love” story of Petruchio and Katherina. Shakespeare had written the play to be a comedic piece. In 1967 Franco Zeffirelli transformed Taming of the Shrew into a movie. Maintaining the original story line and setting, Zeffirelli worked the relationship of actors Richard Burton, Petruchio, and Elizabeth Taylor, Katherina into the comedic movie. In 1999 the Shakespearean play was transformed again and directed by Gil Junger. Junger’s movie, 10 Things I Hate About You, is a modernized take on the original play. Changing Katherina to Kat, and Petruchio to Patrick, Junger immersed the movie in the popular culture ideals of the 1990’s. Interpretations of the texts differ from person to person, this opinions will be based upon an individuals beliefs and values. I interpreted both texts to be misogynistic, although Taming of the Shrew is more so than 10 Things I
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Being set in the 1500’s, in Zeffirelli’s adaptation of the Shakespearean play Katherina was portrayed as a what was then known as a “shrew”. (definition of shrew on presentation) When we first see Katherina in Zeffirelli’s film, she appears to be rather unfeminine, when the era the film was set is considered. Throughout the movie Katherina appears to become more “tamed” and feminine, although she still has an occasional outburst of boisterousness. Petruchio is portrayed as a very masculine figure who wishes to tame and control Katherina. He married her, almost against her will, after receiving payment from her father. He then removed her from her family and taunted her with the ideas of gifts and clothing before snatching them away in spite. Later in Zeffirelli’s movie he begins to twist her ideas of norm, to force her to display obedience towards him, and in turn other
Being set in the 1500’s, in Zeffirelli’s adaptation of the Shakespearean play Katherina was portrayed as a what was then known as a “shrew”. (definition of shrew on presentation) When we first see Katherina in Zeffirelli’s film, she appears to be rather unfeminine, when the era the film was set is considered. Throughout the movie Katherina appears to become more “tamed” and feminine, although she still has an occasional outburst of boisterousness. Petruchio is portrayed as a very masculine figure who wishes to tame and control Katherina. He married her, almost against her will, after receiving payment from her father. He then removed her from her family and taunted her with the ideas of gifts and clothing before snatching them away in spite. Later in Zeffirelli’s movie he begins to twist her ideas of norm, to force her to display obedience towards him, and in turn other