Their personalities vary‚ and their character ranges from strong to weak‚ warm and delightful to cold and scornful. Although Katherine from The Taming of the Shrew and Portia from The Merchant of Venice seem to be polar opposites‚ they both share a few things in common‚ and that is that they are both witty‚ bold‚ and independent. In The Taming of the Shrew‚ Katherine Minola is first introduced as the short-tempered sister of Bianca Minola‚ whom has a line of men waiting to marry her. However‚ their
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The shakespearean play Taming of the Shrew‚ is a classic story of the battle of the sexes. Kate and Petruchio have a struggle of wills to decide who has the power in their marriage. In this battle‚ Petruchio ends up winning the battle‚ and Kate ends up tamed. Petruchio set up an elaborate plan to tame his shrewish wife‚ and through various schemes‚ he turns Kate from a temperamental shrew‚ into an obedient wife. Petruchio carries out a predetermined‚ intricate strategy to suppress Kate’s ill humor
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Kate becomes a completely different person. On the other hand‚ in Sonnet 121 the poet is forced to consider his own actions against the reproof of others and refuses to submit to their judgment. Kate’s situation in William Shakespeare’s play "Taming of the Shrew" can relate to Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 121" in a way in which both the poet and Kate are socially judged and how they decide to stay true to themselves. Being judged by society
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The Taming of the Shrew Character Analysis A lot of men think they can tame a women‚ but not see the light because they are blind by the stuff around her. In the Taming Of The Shrew there was this men who already had money. He heard about this about this women who people said she could not ever be tamed. All He really wanted was her money‚ and he got it and he tamed her. Petruchio a person who is very harmful‚ exploiter and disrespectful person who loves money. Petruchio throughout the story do
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Romeo and Juliet Vs. Romeo+Juliet There are many ways to compare two of the versions of Romeo and Juliet‚ the 1968 version‚ and the 1996 version starring Leonardo DiCaprio. In both movies‚ the characters and setting have the same names‚ but are portrayed differently. Even though both versions of Romeo and Juliet take place in different centuries‚ the whole meaning of the story is still the same. After watching both the 1968 and the Leonardo DiCaprio versions of Romeo and Juliet‚ I have decided
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Romeo and Juliet compare and contrast. I think almost everyone has heard the story of Romeo and Juliet. It is a very popular book‚ they have made movies and plays out of the book. Each very similar in ways and very different in other ways. Below I will be explaining all the ways they are similar and different in my opinion. The three movies we are compare and contrasting are in the years of 2014‚1968‚1996. My personal favorite out of the three would have to be the 1996 one with Leonardo DiCaprio
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The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. It is both a witty and complex play with characters that are appealing and believable drawn from life and based on a keen understanding of human nature. One can see this in the main character of the play‚ the shrew Katherine. Critics and Shakespearean scholars have often wondered about Kate’s character. Conjectures for the reasons of Kate’s shrewd behavior as well as her tameness have puzzled scholars for ages. This essay will
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Pre-AP English April 29‚ 2014 Romeo & Juliet: Compare and Contrast Essay Getting to read “Romeo and Juliet” was a great experience that will never be forgotten! A tragic story of young lovers with innocent hearts who attempt to fight their “star-crossed” fate. It was very interesting to see how different directors interpreted the play compared to the original by Shakespeare. Viewing the story from different angles helps you develop a better understanding of the story. In
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Romeo and Juliet‚ the dramatic love story everyone knows. Many times the play by William Shakespeare is compared to the movie produced by Baz Luhrman. Most always when movies are compared to the books‚ the books are better‚ but not quite in this case. Yes‚ the play is very good as well as the movie‚ but the play has its great parts‚ and its not so great parts as well. Just like the movie‚ it also has its good parts also many things that are the same in both the movie and play‚ but of course they
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Did you know that Romeo and Juliet was based off a love story called Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid? They have many similarities. Romeo and Juliet is a larger‚ more detailed version of Pyramus and Thisbe. There are many reasons why they are alike. The reasons Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe are alike is because of their similarities such as suicide‚ fatal misunderstanding‚ and lioness and Paris. First of all‚ in both Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe‚ they both ended up committing suicide
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