Interpretation 1: Taming of the Shrew
Kate is miserable, not just because of jealousy, but also it stems from her feeling undesired, She fears she may not win a husband, but at the same time hates the way men treat her. Kate feels out of place in society because of how independent she is. She does not want to play the societal role of being a maiden daughter, and hates that she must try to put up with suitors. At the same time she wants a husband which requires she play the role of a maiden. These conflict into a vicious circle, which makes her seem like a shrew. As more men run away, the more her anger grows. However, when petruchio steps in to marry her, she is more than reluctant to play the roles that society has given her. However by the end of the show she has conformed to the rules of society and given in to petruchio. I believe the director is trying to make societal roles apparent that eventually everyone has to conform in some way to the roles that society has given them no matter how hard they push back on them.
Interpretation 2: 10 things I hate about you …show more content…
She is very vocal about how much she dislikes the patriarchal society that we live in, and how we are all very materialistic and we all have “consumer driven tendencies”. She refuses to be nice because it's expected of her. She likes to be her own boss and hates when other try to put her into a role she doesn't want to play, such as going to parties and prom. She uses her knowledge to use her body instead of her brains to achieve things such as getting patrick out of detention by flashing the teacher. She also eventually gives into consumerism when she forgives patrick when he buys her the guitar. The director of this movie has a very similar purpose to the original taming of the shrew. Kat gave into a lot of the societal roles that are being played, some to please her sister, and some for her own
Kate is miserable, not just because of jealousy, but also it stems from her feeling undesired, She fears she may not win a husband, but at the same time hates the way men treat her. Kate feels out of place in society because of how independent she is. She does not want to play the societal role of being a maiden daughter, and hates that she must try to put up with suitors. At the same time she wants a husband which requires she play the role of a maiden. These conflict into a vicious circle, which makes her seem like a shrew. As more men run away, the more her anger grows. However, when petruchio steps in to marry her, she is more than reluctant to play the roles that society has given her. However by the end of the show she has conformed to the rules of society and given in to petruchio. I believe the director is trying to make societal roles apparent that eventually everyone has to conform in some way to the roles that society has given them no matter how hard they push back on them.
Interpretation 2: 10 things I hate about you …show more content…
She is very vocal about how much she dislikes the patriarchal society that we live in, and how we are all very materialistic and we all have “consumer driven tendencies”. She refuses to be nice because it's expected of her. She likes to be her own boss and hates when other try to put her into a role she doesn't want to play, such as going to parties and prom. She uses her knowledge to use her body instead of her brains to achieve things such as getting patrick out of detention by flashing the teacher. She also eventually gives into consumerism when she forgives patrick when he buys her the guitar. The director of this movie has a very similar purpose to the original taming of the shrew. Kat gave into a lot of the societal roles that are being played, some to please her sister, and some for her own