Importance of the Induction in The Taming of the Shrew British Literature April 17‚ 2005 Many acclaimed scholars argue that the Induction in William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is unnecessary and irrelevant to the main plot. (Bloom‚ 28) Shakespeare placed the induction into The Shrew for a specific dramatic purpose. The comedic tone of the play would be lost without the induction‚ resulting in a more literal interpretation of the play thus leaving the reader unable to distinguish
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afternoon ladies and gentlemen I am Gil Junger and I am present here today to inform you on how I appropriated the Shakespearean play "The Taming of the Shrew" into the modern day teen flick "10 Things I Hate About You" ‚ whilst still being able to keep the key themes and values evident throughout the film. The themes and values present in The Taming of the Shrew for the appropriation to be successful needed to be evident in 10 Things I Hate About You. These included romance and marriage‚ the importance
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In the play “The Taming of the Shrew” ‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Three men want to marry the youngest daughter‚ named Bianca‚ of a man named Baptista. However‚ Bianca can not be married until the older daughter Katherine is married. Katherine has the mouth of a sailor (to put it lightly) and is vicious with it. She is also very violent. However‚ Hortencio (one of Bianca’s suitors) convinced his drunk‚ violent‚ and poor friend Petruchio to marry Katherine‚ for the dowry that Baptista would
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in Shakespeare ’s "The Taming of the Shrew" 1. Introduction In Shakespeare ’s comedy "The Taming of the Shrew"‚ the audience becomes aware of a variety of different love concepts. Such as romantic and rational love‚ mature and immature love‚ intimate and reserved love‚ paternal love and the love of a daughter. These concepts are represented by the different characters and are contrasted with each other. I will sum up the play and furthermore elaborate on the contrast between the conventional
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The story starts out by quoting part of Dante’s Inferno‚ in which the speaker chose to speak of the horrors of hell. This is very similar to the start of Hamlet in which “the ghost of King Hamlet returned from purgatory” (McCormick 43). Each story tells of a visit from beyond the grave. Even though the visits have “different effects in their respective works” it still shows the relationship between Eliot’s work and Shakespeare (McCormick 44). Another point that is similar in the writing style
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devices work to develop the plot in Taming of the Shrew as they tie together literary elements and help decode some of the confusion within the play; without comedic devices‚ the play would seem far too serious and not make sense to new Shakespearean readers. Shakespeare is one of the world’s most renowned writers‚ his poetry‚ plays‚ and stories are read and used to study all over the world. The play I have been studying recently is named by “Taming of the Shrew” this is the story of a selfish and
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Compare and Contrast Lady Macbeth and Gertrude Lady Macbeth and Gertrude have many things in contrast but resemble one another as well. Both are married to a king‚ both have some influence over that king‚ and both are culpable of their final fate. While Lady Macbeth is a much stronger woman she just as Gertrude is married to a dishonorable man. Along with the similarities their differences are easily seen. Because each is married to a dishonorable man each is trapped by her position.Lady Macbeth
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shunned from society for going against her prescribed social role. Her only option is to change; she must submit completely to men‚ accept her inferior role‚ and relinquish her opinion if it contradicts her husband’s. William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew illustrates the consequences brought on women who went against their social roles and suggests that women must be submissive in order to obtain respect among men. 16-century women were prescribed stringent social roles. Women were expected
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important and pervasive themes in Taming of the Shrew. Closely related to the theme of "Art and Culture‚" it can involve physical disguise‚ changes in attitude and behavior‚ psychological changes‚ and even linguistic mutation. Unlike the kinds of transformation we’re used to seeing in books (like‚ say‚ the Twilight saga – once a human turns into a vampire‚ she stops growing and developing and there’s no turning back to her previous state)‚ metamorphosis in Shrew is not always permanent and it’s rarely
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institution The famous play “The Taming of the Shrew” written by William Shakespeare consists of a funny and interesting plot that must have challenged Shakespeare’s contemporaries’ way of thinking. We are presented with a number of different themes‚ such as gender roles‚ the power of language‚ female submissiveness and the economic aspects of marriage. The following text is an elaboration and reflection on the latter. The story of «The Taming of the Shrew» revolves around a young man‚ Petruchio
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