The Taming of the Shrew

Both Franco Zeffirelli 's 1967 romantic comedy,The Taming of The Shrew, and Gil Junger’s 1999 classic, Ten Things I Hate About You, are based on a shakespearian play, The Taming Of The Shrew. The 1967 film shares a name with the original play, and is based in the Elizabethan Era and the destination the original play takes place, Padua. Similarly, the modern take on the play is a high school cliche, set in Padua High School. Both films are most often viewed as the tale of two lovers, but are…

The Taming of the Shrew vs. 10 Things I Hate About You It is interesting how things tie together, whether it be the connections between people or the allusions found in literature. While watching the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, the play “The Taming of the Shrew” may never even come to mind. It may not even be until one is asked to compare the two or critique the elements of one versus the other that they realize how similar the two works are. After reading “The Taming of the Shrew” and…

even today people can relate to the characters and themes he explored. The characters explored in Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You, are similar. The main characters have similar or the same names, for example Katerina becomes Katherine, Bianca’s name stays the same, and Petruccio who is Patrick. One similar theme explored in both of the plays is disguise. Although Taming of the Shrew uses this theme more, there are disguises in 10 Things I Hate About You, such as when Cameron…

William Shakespeare’s plays aren’t filled with antiquated ideas that hold no meaning today. The language may seem outdated, but his stories can still be relatable to a modern setting. Shakespeare’s first play, The Taming of The Shrew, may seem to be rife with outdated, sexist themes, but the 90’s film 10 Things I Hate About You managed to take these themes and put them into a more female positive, entertaining light. The film is a quirky, refreshing, and effective modern interpretation of…

Ten Things I Hate About Shrew William Shakespeare is one of the most preeminent playwrights to have ever sauntered this earth. Shakespeare has composed hundreds of sonnets, plays and stories which range from romance to humor. One of his most memorable works is The Taming of the Shrew, which is a humorous play, which also expresses elements of romance. In today’s terms, the play would be considered a romantic comedy. The Taming of the Shrew has been adapted in many different ways. A very famous…

The Taming of the Shrew vs 10 Things I Hate about You The movie, 10 Things I Hate About You, and the play, Taming of the Shrew, are based on the same basic plot but the movie is more modernized. There are two sisters, Katarina and Bianca. Katarina is tough, unpleasant, and unlikable. However, everyone loves Bianca. Men constantly try to win Bianca's love, but she is not allowed to have a date until Kat does, but no one wants to have anything to do with her. Finally, someone gets Kat's attention…

Comparison Essay Gil Junger’s Ten Things I Hate About You and Franco Zeferelli’s The Taming of the Shrew are two movies that are both adaptations of William Shakespeare’s original play. They both have many similarities and differences which are all part of the characters, attitudes, setting, and messages. One of the biggest differences between the two movies is the setting. The Taming of the Shrew is based in an Italian city, whereas Ten things I hate about you, in order to be more relatable and…

The ballad is a comedic joke towards William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew a play which was published in 1624. The play centers around Kate, an aggressive, strong-willed, young heiress forced into marriage and how she is ‘tamed’ to fit into society. A seemingly fundamental portion of the play is when the husband,…

Shakespeare's “The Taming of the Shrew” was written in the 1500s. Last time I checked no one in my class was alive in the 1500s. Men do not treat women like what Shakespeare wrote. Then, why do students need to be educated about the way women were treated so long ago? I could understand learning the behavior of men if we were still behaving that way. Americans are not though. Is the government trying to influence boys to treat girls like Shakespeare wrote? Therefore, the speech by Sojourner…

not speak their mind and if they did they would be called a shrew, and the men also appear to think the females should just sit pretty and not show their real emotions. I believe The Taming of the Sherw is a sexist play. The play is sexist due to the parts where they call women shrews, also the people try to change someone because in their mind are not in the right place and the fact that men and women are not equal in the play. Shrew a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman. Even though…