The Taming of the Shrew

Between the movie 10 things I hate about you And the book the taming of the shrew, the plot in the book in the movie is very different. There are many different broad points, where it took place, who was there, And how everything happened. The book all they wanted was a wife and money in the movie they wanted a girl and they also want a prom date. There are many differences, but in the end all of the relationships end in happiness. The differences seen in the two interpretations are due to…

gained confidence and was able to respect others after learning to respect herself. Prior to meeting Petruchio Katherine was previously insecure but their relationship provided her with more confidence. Before her marriage, Kate was known as a shrew due to her attitude which she used in order to protect herself. This is exemplified when she says "and yet as heavy as my weight should be" (2.1.216).…

“Now, go thy ways; thou hast tamed a curst shrew.” There are many differences between the play The Taming Of The Shrew and the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. There are also several similarities between the two. Both stories have the same general plot. In 10 Things I Hate About You, there is no character who acts as Lucentio/ Cameron. Lastly, both of the stories have the same antagonist and the same protagonist. In both of the stories, the father of Katherine and Bianca says that Bianca isn’t…

The Meaning behind the Name Do you know what a Shrew is? Or how to tame one? Well in this tale of Taming of the Shrew will give you all the information that you need. Shakespeare wrote many play, but his most underrated were his comedies. Taming of his shrew is a comedy about a man taming his ignorant, bad-manured, horrendous wife. A shrew is a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman. Katherine is shrew is this tale and she needs some taming. Petruchio is the man for that task. In this…

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…

In the Shakespearean comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, Petruchio is characterized as peremptory through what he says. The first example of Petruchio being characterized as peremptory through what he says is after he takes Katherine to his bridal chambers and leaves her there. Petruchio speaks through a monologue about his plans to tame Katherine saying “till she stoop[s] she must not be full-gorged” (4.1.190). Assertively, Petruchio states how he will tame Katherine, which…

In William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew men are portrayed as powerful but in an ironic actuality they are controlled by their emotions and the situations they are put in. The characters Christopher Sly and Baptista verify this with their lack of jurisdiction and feelings. Christopher Sly exposes how men are at a loss of power when they cannot control themselves or when their passion overwhelms their sense of thought. Shakespeare demonstrates irony when he writes “‘Am I a lord,…

stands by her man, even during the process of her death. Not to this extent, but these two couples remind me of society today. Somewhat similar to the relationship of Othello and Desdemona is the relationship of Katherina and Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew. When, Katherina who has yet to find a steady relationship due to her not-so-great personality, and Petruchio, who is up for a challenge, end up getting married, their relationship is interesting. Katherina, who didn’t listen to anyone…

In Shakespearean time women were supposed to stay at home, care for the house and their husbands, while today women have free will and can choose who they want to be. This concept is seen in Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You through the character change in Katherine. In Taming of the Shrew, Katherine is defiant and refuses to obey anyone’s orders in the beginning. It is not until she is tortured that she becomes the “perfect” woman. In 10 Things I Hate About You, Kat is…

In the "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare, the characters Petruchio and Katherine were a couple who faced lots of problems before they fell in love. In the movie "A Walk To Remember”, Landon and Jamie were a couple and in love too, even though Jamie had cancer and would soon die. Landon sacrificed his carefree life to be with her. In both the play and the movie, there was a wedding, but Landon and Jamie were in love when they were got married.Compared to Petruchio and Katherine,…