The main love interests in the productions for Kat and Katerina are Patrick and Petruchio. Patrick and Petruchio share many similarities, including being an outsider that no one really knows as well as having to chase after the main character (Kat and Katerina). Patrick and Petruchio have the hardest job in the productions as they must become romantically entangled to Kat and Katerina so that Bianca can date her various suitors. In both, the play and the film Patrick and Petruchio end up taming Kat and Katerina, but the process that they undertake to reach that conclusion is by no means tidy. In the film to “tame” Kat, Patrick must ask Kat to date him and keep her interested in him. All the while Kat has no knowledge of the fact that Patrick
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This is seen by discussing the settings in the productions. In Act One, scene one of The Taming of The Shrew the setting is made clear when Lucentio and Tranio are discussing his intentions during his stay in Italy “Tranio, since for the great desire I had to see fair Padua, nursery of the arts, I am arrived for fruitful Lombardy.” Through this one phrase, Shakespeare sets the scene for the entire play and gives the reader a clear picture of not only the setting but additionally, Lutencio’s intentions. Moreover, the film Ten Things I Hate About You is set in a fictitious town named Padua in America. Although the productions share the same town namesakes, they are set in very different times as the play The Taming of The Shrew was composed in the sixteenth century during Elizabethan times when all the actors were men and the role of most women was to be a good housewife. Whereas the film Ten Things I Hate About You which was set in the 1990’s right after the first feminist wave and before the second; this is reflected clearly in Julia Stiles Character Kat, as Kat is quite an activist for women’s rights. Through the myriad of evidence demonstrated it can be clearly seen that through the composer’s clever use of setting the plot is …show more content…
This is portrayed in the relationships, stereotypes and marriage. Ten Things I Hate About You portrays a myriad of stereotypes throughout the whole film, some being high school and the characters themselves. Moreover, Kat’s character is portrayed as the troubled, feminist girl who must be tamed. Patrick’s character is portrayed as a bad boy who would be involved with the police and such, Bianca is portrayed as the good, blameless and innocent girl who should never grow up. Lastly, Walter is portrayed as the overbearing and protective father who would never let his daughters date. Even though at first the film portrays its characters as completely stereotypical, it also shows that they aren’t at all what they appear. As the film progresses, it eloquently explains the characters’ reasoning for how they act and who they truly are. It becomes apparent that Kat’s character is bitter towards the world, because of what the people in the world had done to her. Patrick finds to be a sweet individual with feelings, Bianca turns out to be an extremely strong woman who stands up for herself and for the people she loves, and Walter eventually realises that his daughters are growing up. The characters in the film also fit perfectly with the definition of high school stereotypes as previously seen. The stereotypes in the play are like those in the film, however, they are different mainly
This is seen by discussing the settings in the productions. In Act One, scene one of The Taming of The Shrew the setting is made clear when Lucentio and Tranio are discussing his intentions during his stay in Italy “Tranio, since for the great desire I had to see fair Padua, nursery of the arts, I am arrived for fruitful Lombardy.” Through this one phrase, Shakespeare sets the scene for the entire play and gives the reader a clear picture of not only the setting but additionally, Lutencio’s intentions. Moreover, the film Ten Things I Hate About You is set in a fictitious town named Padua in America. Although the productions share the same town namesakes, they are set in very different times as the play The Taming of The Shrew was composed in the sixteenth century during Elizabethan times when all the actors were men and the role of most women was to be a good housewife. Whereas the film Ten Things I Hate About You which was set in the 1990’s right after the first feminist wave and before the second; this is reflected clearly in Julia Stiles Character Kat, as Kat is quite an activist for women’s rights. Through the myriad of evidence demonstrated it can be clearly seen that through the composer’s clever use of setting the plot is …show more content…
This is portrayed in the relationships, stereotypes and marriage. Ten Things I Hate About You portrays a myriad of stereotypes throughout the whole film, some being high school and the characters themselves. Moreover, Kat’s character is portrayed as the troubled, feminist girl who must be tamed. Patrick’s character is portrayed as a bad boy who would be involved with the police and such, Bianca is portrayed as the good, blameless and innocent girl who should never grow up. Lastly, Walter is portrayed as the overbearing and protective father who would never let his daughters date. Even though at first the film portrays its characters as completely stereotypical, it also shows that they aren’t at all what they appear. As the film progresses, it eloquently explains the characters’ reasoning for how they act and who they truly are. It becomes apparent that Kat’s character is bitter towards the world, because of what the people in the world had done to her. Patrick finds to be a sweet individual with feelings, Bianca turns out to be an extremely strong woman who stands up for herself and for the people she loves, and Walter eventually realises that his daughters are growing up. The characters in the film also fit perfectly with the definition of high school stereotypes as previously seen. The stereotypes in the play are like those in the film, however, they are different mainly