Throughout The Taming of the Shrew how can Shakespeare be found to present the struggle for female identity in a comedic fashion? In the time Shakespeare was active‚ society was vastly different to today. Not only were class boundaries more distinct‚ but so too were the differences in gender and their accompanying rights. It is my opinion that Shakespeare can be seen to pre-empt the emerging role women would come to have in society‚ rather than the establishment of male dominance‚ I see the play
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discrimination against women is the definition Merriam Webster dictionary states for Sexist. There are many discussions about the play "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare whether if it’s sexist or not. This play is sexist for many reasons. One of them being we had to obey our husbands. In the beginning I was confused why the play was named The Taming of the Shrew. Until I realized it was named that way because Petruchio was trying to ’tame’ his wife Kate. He was trying to ’tame’ her by saying
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1 Interpretation title: Two ways of taming a shrew. A comparison between William Shakespeare’s ’’The Taming Of The Shrew’’ and ’’10 Things I Hate About You’’‚ the movie William Shakespeare’s plays lend themselves to a world of interpretations. The ‘’Bard of Avon’’ composed in the late XVI ͭ ͪ century a controversial piece of literature that has been highly regarded for more than four centuries. The time-defying play is entitled ‘’The Taming Of The Shrew’’. Owing to the play’s time-enduring
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The Taming of the Shrew The transformation of the aggressively ill-tempered Katharine into a trophy wife has made Shakespeare’s romantic comedy one of his most controversial works. Modern audiences in particular have found fault with this story due to the social injustices that it contains. Despite the controversy‚ William Shakespeare’s enduring play‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ makes a statement on the influence that social roles have on individual fulfillment. It demonstrates the different restraints
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A film Comparsion of Romeo and Juliet Whether on screen or on stage the romantic tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has been portrayed many times by different actors‚ directors‚ and writers but the themes always hold true to William Shakespeare’s original play that was wrote in the late 1500’s. The two particular movies we watched in class were perfect examples of contrast‚ one was more traditional (Zefferilli’s 1968 version) while the other appealed to a new generation‚ (Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version)
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William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew uses several characters to show the meaning of disguise‚ and to conceal one’s true self. The production starts off with a drunken fool tricked into believing he is of nobility. Upon his sudden thrust into wealth and power‚ Christopher Sly also inherits a “wife”. The wife is actually a man disguised as a women‚ and it makes Sly come to terms of realization that he is in fact noble. Shakespeare uses Christopher Sly in order to provide the insight that Sly may
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Compare and Contrast Essay Since the 16th Century‚ William Shakespear has dazzled audiences with his poetry and plays. But what happens when modern day directors and 16th century Shakespear clash? You get "10 Things I Hate About You". 10 Things is basically a modern day cliche romance where boy meets girl‚ boy and girl fall in love‚ something comes between them and in the end they reunite. Add a few Shakespear-ish names‚ a few Shakespear quotes‚ and you get "10 Things I Hate About You". Now I’m
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Katherine (Kate the shrew): Katherine (Kate the shrew) is the central character of the play. As the older and shrewish sister‚ Kate must wed a man before her sister Bianca‚ so that the sought-after Bianca is allowed to do so. Their father Baptista’s decree states that she must find a suitor or else her sister may not marry. She is loud‚ harsh and violent. Petruchio (of Verona): Petruchio is the man who agreed to woo Kate so that he may gain her large dowry and help his friend‚ Hortensio‚ marry
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Oziah Deshommes Mr.Mueller Section Pink Hilarious Comedy or Offensive Misogyny In the play‚ The Taming Of The Shrew‚ William Shakespeare did not intend for this play to be taken offensively‚ he simply wanted to make people laugh. At the same time‚ just because of Shakespeare’s intentions of a comedy doesn’t mean that the overall piece isn’t misogynistic. He did not want women to feel out of place or uncomfortable in society‚ but women are feeling that way with his hurtful and crude jokes
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In the play The Taming of the Shrew‚ the audience can easily notice the similarities and differences between the Shakespearean play and teenage movie 10 Things I Hate About You. For instance‚ Katherine/Kat are both shrewish‚ book and street smart.They don’t let anyone walk over them. They are both mature but don’t really fit in with the crowd. Katherine and Kat both get with Petruchio in the play and the movie. In the play and movie Bianca is young and manipulative. Everyone wanted to be her‚ she
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