Intro Composers often explore timeless themes in new contexts. Comparing William Shakespeare’s "The Taming of the Shrew" and Gil Junger’s "10 Things I Hate About You" reveals the values of their times. Shakespeare depicts transactional love and rigid gender roles, while Junger highlights genuine connections and equality. This contrast shows the evolution of love and societal expectations, emphasizing their enduring relevance. Shakespeare reveals a distortion of romance settled by a transactional agreement, where the essence, deep connection of love, are narrowed to pursue material gains, thus rendering love as a transgression of social hierarchies. In Elizabethan society, marriages within the same social class were commanded. The bride’s …show more content…
Contemporary 21st century society’s values have shifted from the rigid social structure that dictated the expectations of financial benefits from marriage to being greater than romantic love. Instead, a focus on cultivating deep connections of love, regardless of social status, is widely recognised by new audiences. The transactional relationship between Petruchio and Katherina in Taming of the Shrew effectively contrasts with 10 Things I hate about you, as it showcases deep romantic connections between the individuals. This is emphasised in the bright natural lighting and open setting of the stadium scene, when Patrick sings “Can't Take My Eyes Off You” to Kat. Accompanied with close-up shots of Kat’s face, Patrick captures growing affection and dedication towards a relationship, contrasting the,the transactional relationships depicted in The Taming of the Shrew. The value of true love depicted by Lucentio and Bianca transcends the bounds of time through being recaptured within 10 Things I Hate About You in the prom scene. Where the soft romantic lighting and elegant decorations accompanied by a close up shot framing Bianca and Cameron display both their emotional and physical connection of love to each other, indicated by their joyful facial expression. The setting and severe camera shots convey their genuine affection, similar to the relationship between Lucentio and Bianca in the