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Taming Of The Shrew And 10 Things I Hate About You

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The Evolution of Culture Through Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You
“How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways.” And count the ways she did. This altered quote from the famous sonnet written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning was used as a tagline for the 1999 teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play Taming of the Shrew. Both productions thrilled audiences with their witty comedy and romantic themes but in some exceedingly different time periods. Both stories follow the sharp-tongued Katherine and her alluring younger sister in a story of manipulation, courtship and abiding to societal expectations. Though both these stories follow all three of these themes, they differ immensely …show more content…

This movie took Shakespeare's famous play and placed it into a modern high school setting complete with altered names, new characters and an updated language and humor. Of course, this movie was not without its alterations and tweaks of plot to give it more of a 1990’s prevalence. Ignoring the name and setting changes, the modernization really stands out in the movie’s main couple, Katherine and Patrick (Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew). Katherine and Patrick show a much more stable relationship than in the original playwright, first beginning in mutual hatred and manipulation from Patrick but then slowly evolving into reciprocated love and understanding. Near the beginning of the movie, you can see Patrick quickly realize that Katherine is almost immune to typical flirting, surprising Patrick immensely. It is not until Patrick begins making an effort in understanding Katherine that progress is made. You can see his realization in effect when Patrick takes Katherine to the party and she becomes heavily intoxicated. After their tender moment, you can see Patrick using the money being given for manipulation used to win over Katherine rather than personal use. It’s obvious then that Patrick is performing acts out of romantic interest rather than monetary gain. This greatly differs from the original Taming of the Shrew that is practically void of romance and is based …show more content…

Nowadays, we no longer think of marriage as a contract. Over the years, marriage became more about the concept of love and relationship then property and attaining possessions. Not only is this because of the prevalence of romance in today's culture, but also the shift in gender equality. In the fifteenth century, women had very little presence in society and culture. A movie taking place in the late twentieth century having the same cultural standpoints as a late fourteenth century playwright would be extremely odd and unfitting. The creative liberties taken with 10 Things I Hate About You are not necessarily a bad thing however. Though it does change some of the main themes and lessons shown in Taming of the Shrew, the movie teaches a valuable lesson on love and shows just how much we’ve learned from Shakespeare's original play. It’s amazing to see such a positive outcome from the cultural shift between time periods; to see a world where marriage has changed from a trade of goods to a bond of love. The difference between Katherine’s prevalence in her relationship is also an example of the time change. Both Katherines start out as “shrewish” and untamable women but instead of her being forced to change her personality to fit a societal mold like in Taming of the Shrew, Katherine in Ten Things I Hate About You

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The writer of the movie “10 Things I Hate About You” brought in very good key points about each of the characters. He was able to modernize the characters of Taming of the Shrew, written by William Shakespeare, yet still keep some of the similarities between the characters and the relationship of the characters true to the play. He also set differences about the characters in the movie, making a few more caring than they were presented in the play. There are similarities and differences between Petruchio and Katherine and the movie version of them, such as, their personalities and actions and their relationship with each other.

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While Patrick is paid by Joey to take out Kat on a date so his is able to take out Bianca. The transformation of the characters is another similaty between Shakespeare’s play and the movie. In The Taming of the Shrew, Kate transforms from someone who rebels against all acts of conforming into an obedient and polite wife who respects her husband. In the movie Kat has a massive transformation in her views and behavior because of her experiences throughout the

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“10 Things I Hate About You” is an effective adaptation for “Taming of the Shrew” because they both illustrate the theme of women challenging their stereotypical roles in society. Women are supposed to be quiet and not have any opinion or say in the society they are in. In “Taming of the Shrew” and “10 Things I hate About You”, it is difficult for Katherine (Kat) to have a say due to the men in their society. In the film, Kat has opinions on things, but is not allowed to express them because the men just don’t care or they find it funny since women are supposed to keep their mouths shut. After expressing her opinion on a Shakespeare assignment, she was kicked out by her teacher, Mr. Morgan, because she

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William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” has had many art forms based off of it, for insistence “10 Things I hate about you”, directed by Gil Junger is one of them. While the plot, characters, and some themes are similar there are also many differences between the stories, allowing the audience to interpret the stories differently. The main characters in both “The Taming of the Shrew” and “10 things i hate about you” are very similar, yet so different. Katherine, known as Kat in “10 Things I hate about you”, is short-tempered with a shrewish type behaviour.

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