Taming Of The Shrew Movie Analysis

To make a movie, or not to make a movie, that is the question that all writers contemplate. Directors and writers have subjected William Shakespeare’s plays to new interpretations for decades, and The Taming of the Shrew is no exception to the trend. These interpretations pose no threat to the originals and do justice to them, but character exaggeration can be their downfall. The 1967 movie of The Taming of the Shrew, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, converts the play into a movie, amplifying the humor and characters to another level than in the original while on occasion losing their original intended purpose. The movie’s director, Franco Zeffirelli, interprets the play in a manner that honors the original, yet applies his personal spin on the old tale.
The main characters of the play are the surprising couple of Katherine (Elizabeth Taylor) and Petruchio (Richard Burton) and their journey of through marriage. He takes the scenes from the play and accents certain parts that play that magnitude the characters’ evolution throughout the play. Scenes such as Kate’s tendency towards violence and sharp language during Petruchio’s attempt of “wooing”, Petruchio’s embarrassing escapade on their wedding day to prove a point, and his teachings to her to not ‘bite the hand that feeds you’. These scenes were magnified, accenting Petruchio's taming methods and Katherine’s behavior