Taming Of The Shrew Comparison

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From obeying everything that men orders, to being independent, there have been prominent social expectations for women throughout the centuries. The play Taming of the Shrew and the 1999’s film 10 Things I Hate About You both have different social expectations, treatment and lifestyles of the women that are displayed by the characters Bianca, Katherine and Widow who acted to the standards of society and what is considered right and wrong in hopes of approval. These can be seen through how they are treated by men in their lives. One example of this is that the man is supposed to be treated like a god in Taming of the Screw, which contrasts within 10 Things I Hate About You where the men are treated as equals. Symbolically, another example are …show more content…
Katherine’s treatment from her father in Taming of the Shrew because he treats her as if she should act like Bianca and be quiet and obedient but in 10 Things I Hate About You he wants them both to act well around others and be safe together. Katherine’s treatment by the public and her suitors is also obvious to the readers as they call her a shrew and turn their back to her unlike how they treat Bianca. A discussion between Gremio and Hortensio when they were discussing Katherine shows that they don’t like her when Gremio says “I don’t know. All I know is I’d rather endure a public whipping every morning than put up with her - even with a big dowry.” Katherine’s treatment from Petruchio in public was also different than how other men treated their wives as he was more cold to her. An obvious thing from the movie of how Petruchio treats Katherine different in public is noticeable in 10 Thing I Hate About You when he is singing from the bleachers in hopes that she would fall in love with …show more content…
Katherine goes to a public school in the movie but gets tutored in the book which may affect how much she is involved and what she knows. Bianca hangs around tons of girls in the movie who she addresses as her friends and is very popular for her appearance. Meanwhile in the book she’s quiet and off by herself basically with no friends to hang around with and talk to but is still rather popular in the town for being her father’s youngest daughter. Something that readers notice right away is that dating or a least a relationship is important in both the book and movie. The difference though with relationships is that in Taming of The Shrew it seems as though everyone has to be married while in 10 Things I Hate About You dating is more popular than marriage.This is noticeable in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You when prom is taking place. Joey had taken Chastity instead of Bianca who had gone with

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