Appropriation is the process of taking one composer’s themes‚ techniques‚ and language features and re-contextualizing those features to address similar concerns that are relevant in a different context. The taming of the shrew is one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies. Although it may have appealed to the audience in its time‚ an appropriation of the play into a film may have been essential in order to reach a modern‚ 21st Century audience. Since film has the ability to reach a mass audience a more
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The Taming of the Shrew Final Paper The film‚ 10 Things I Hate About You uses the original themes of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew play but is modified to fit modern times. The director of the film does not stick exactly to the character traits of each character or the events that take place but the general theme remains constant. The biggest differences between the two works are created by the time change. The film takes place in 1999 while the Shakespearean play is believed to be written
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Many movies follow the typical “Hollywood pattern”‚ that is‚ they provide no greater meaning‚ no deeper purpose‚ than solely to entertain. However‚ this is not the case‚ as shown in ’10 Things I Hate About You’‚ directed by Gil Junger. The movie explores important ideas and themes‚ such as‚ the role of women in the 21st century‚ peoples judgments and the power that Shakespearean symbols hold. The movie breaks down the idea of the liberated woman of the 21st century. This is shown throughout the
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Chase Hullinger Period 3 10 Things I Hate About You Movie Review The 1999 film‚ 10 Things I Hate About You‚ mirrors many of the characters‚ themes‚ and conflicts as in the Shakespeare play‚ The Taming of the Shrew. The characters in the film involve Kat as Kate‚ Patrick as Petruchio‚ Cameron as Lucentio‚ Bianca as Bianca‚ Michael as Tranio‚ and Joey as a suitor for Bianca. The characters share many of the same motives as their counterparts in the play. The reasons for their motives all revolve
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10 Things I Hate About You The film “10 Things I Hate About You” made in 1999 American teen romantic comedy film. It is directed by Gil Junger. The film had an estimated budget of $16 million and is considered a moderate financial and critical success. In its opening weekend‚ the film grossed $8‚330‚681 in the United States The film is a modernization of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” is titled after a poem written by the film’s female lead to describe her bittersweet romance with the
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The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy written in the early 1590’s by William Shakespeare. This play within a play starts when a powerful lord plays a prank on a poor‚ drunken man named Christopher Sly. The lord convinces the poor man that he is actually a lord himself and that the troop of actors that have arrived are there to perform a play for him. This play that the troop of actors performs is the story of Petruchio‚ who wants to marry for money‚ and Katherina‚ the shrew. The two actually marry
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she is as they call the “shrew”. Calling her the shrew just shows the very prominent sexist ideals in this play I think making it very unromantic‚ men do not like her because she speaks her mind and it very independent unlike her calm and beautiful sister Bianca. In the time that this play was popular it was a normal thing to find women like Katherine undesirable‚ although this is true it is still something that very common in this day and age. In the scheme of things women are still told to shut
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Caitlin Failla Period 6 May 13‚ 2013 The theme of The Taming of the Shrew is that social roles affect individual happiness. This is because every person in this play has his or her own kind of social role. These roles come with how characters should be treated and their expectations of how they should act. Social positions are defined by age‚ gender‚ wealth‚ education and‚ where they are brought up. These so called rules are made by friends‚ family and‚ lastly society. So‚ in the beginning
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The film 10 Things I Hate About You is a successful adaption of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. Although the themes‚ plots and characters in each text are very similar the modern adaption of The Shrew is appealing to a modern audience because of the changes the director has made. The film targets a teenage audience therefore the language the characters use is modernised. For example‚ Bianca and Kat speak to each other in a colloquial‚ aggressive style. At the beginning of the film Bianca asks
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Shasa Smith “10 Things I Hate About You” Analytical Essay The Film “10 Things I Hate About You” is based on a Shakespearian play. The film is about a teenage girl whose father will not allow her to date. Finally the girl’s father comes up with an idea – she can date when her older sister (Kat) does. Her Father knows that Kat is not going to date anytime soon saying “When pigs begin to fly”. The film explores many themes and issues relevant to teenagers today. Such themes include; Social
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