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10 Things I Hate About You Comparison

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Between the movie 10 Things I Hate About You and the play Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio and Patrick differ on many things. Due to the time period difference, the two have little in common because of changes in the societal expectations. Petruchio is a controlling man that wants Katherine for her money while Patrick is a caring high school student that develops genuine feelings for her. The differences between Petruchio and Patrick mainly stem from their reputation, relationship with Katherine, and how they interact with the people around them. The play Taming of the Shrew is written by Shakespeare, the play is about love and trickery. The movie 10 Things I Hate About You is the modern day interpretation of this play. The reputation of Petruchio and Patrick differ greatly between the play and the movie. Petruchio is known as a rich man that is thought highly of due to his father’s success, which was common in this time period. Patrick is seen as a poor and cruel person, in this time period, people are judged on their appearance. In 10 Things I Hate About You, Patrick and …show more content…

Upon meeting Katherine, Petruchio does not hold back, “So let’s cut to the chase: your father has consented for you to become my wife. Your dowry is agreed upon, and whether you like it or not, I will marry you.” (Shakespeare, 2.1.258-261) which from the start he is saying that he does not care if she likes him or not. In 10 Things I Hate About You, Patrick builds a relationship with Katherine and puts an end to the payments for taking her out, “Some asshole paid me to take out this really great girl...but I screwed up, I, um, I fell for her.” In the play, Petruchio tries to win Katherine over for the challenge of taming a shrewish woman. Patrick, in the movie, develops feelings for her

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Imagery One Petruchio knows right off the bat that Katherine is very feisty, strong-willed, and determined. He knows that no other man will marry her, simply because of her personality. Petruchio compares the two using nature imagery. He convinces Baptista he will do good for her, saying: “And where two raging fires meet together/ They do consume the things that feeds their fury:/Though little fire grows great with little wind,/Yet extreme gusts will blow our fire and all:/So I to her and so she yields to me;/For I am rough and woo not like a babe” (II.i.32).

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Katherine's devotedness towards Petruchio at the end of the play is Shakespeare's way of commentating on the gender roles enforced upon society at that time. It is mocking

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However, both Kate and Kat reject the norms and expectations of their social class, which sets them apart from their peers. Patrick from "10 Things I Hate About You" and Petruchio from "The Taming of the Shrew" are both members of the upper class. Petruchio is a wealthy gentleman while Patrick's father is a doctor. Both characters have access to resources that are not available to working-class or lower-class individuals. However, while Petruchio uses his wealth and status to assert his dominance over others, Patrick uses his privilege to rebel against societal norms and

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In the play “Taming of the shrew” Petruchio arrives in Padua and sees Katerina for the first time. Petruchio Decides that he wants her drowsy even though she is a “shrew”. He has a plan to tame her by using abuse methods. In 10 Things I Hate About You Patrick gets hired by Cameron to date Kat even though she is a Difficult person. Both characters are dating her for money.

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The story The Taming of the Shrew written by William Shakespeare is a tale of how a nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. Christopher being of nobility watches a play about a marriage of Petruchio and a stubborn shrew Katherina (Kate). Throughout this play there are numerous examples of how Petruchio is abusive towards Kate as he attempts to tame her. Petruchio starves Kate along with being extremely careless when dealing with Kate’s feelings. He is very impolite, immature, and knows the best way to tame Kate.

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The two stories that are being compared are, Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I hate about you. Taming of the shrew is a play written by William Shakespeare about a woman named Kathrin who knows as a shrew and gets tamed by a wealthy man that’s named Petruchio who try’s to tame “A shrew.” Then there’s ten things about you that is a remake of Taming of the Shrew, but it’s placed in a high school that’s in the 90’s and theses two girls are sisters, Kate and Bianca, what ever Kate does then Bianca can do it, and Kate is the “shrew.” The difference between the relationship of Kate and Petruchio in the play Taming of the Shrew and 10 things I hate about you is seen through Petruchio’s motivation to be with Katherine. This ultimately influences the way Katherine responds to him and is “tamed.”

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Through his incentive, he is very determined to marry Kate even though she comes with money, marriage, and a malicious attitude. In addition, Petruchio does not care if his wife is a shrew or foul, he just asks "...if thou know one rich enough to be Petruchio's wife" (1.2.68). Not to mention, after Hortensio tells him of Kate, Petruchio only says to "...tell [him] her father's name, and tis enough" (1.2.95). Petruchio understands that Kate has a "...scolding tongue" (1.2.101) even though Hortensio warms him. Due to his incentive to cure Kate of her shrew-ish ways and to get Baptista's money.

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