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Relationships In Taming Of The Shrew And 10 Things I Hate About You

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Relationships “I love you babe, you 're my life!” or “Love you, I always will!”. We have all heard or witnessed this at least once in our lives. Three words that open a heart and can start a whole new world for someone new in the love life. “Taming of the Shrew” written by William Shakespeare and “10 Things I Hate About You” written by Gil Junger shows the reality of past and present relationships. Personality? Sexual appeal? What is the spark that makes a person go crazy for a person? Or is it just a game? “...Foul as florentius’ love...” (Shakespeare, 1.2. 54-56) in Taming of the Shrew is a prime example of how relationships are in our society today and 200 years ago. This quote to me means finding someone with money. Lucentio said this …show more content…

Love that can drive a person to do crazy things, beautiful things. In reality, this is the relationship everyone wishes for, someone to lean on, someone who will always be there for each other. “...Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign, one that cares for thee...” (Shakespeare, 5.2 155-159) when Katherine expresses her love for Petruchio. This is the point when her love barriers have been broken and surpassed. She has finally let someone in and set her free. These two quotes mean the most to me in both the movie and the novel. This is the moral of the stories, relationships aren’t about good looks, money, power… It’s about the person that makes you happy on the inside, letting someone in on the inside. In these two quotes are the exact same feelings, same actions. Opening up for the people they love. This action is hard for some people to adapt to in both stories In conclusion, three words can open a heart and start a whole new world for someone new in the love life. “Taming of the Shrew” written by William Shakespeare and “10 Things I Hate About You” written by Gil Junger shows the reality of past and present relationships. Never take someone for granted because you never know how long you will have them for in your life. Both stories show the up and downs of relationships. Great and healthy relationships and nasty unhealthy relationships everyone tries to avoid. Open up and let your heart do the

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