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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English Nickalson Thomas Ms.Thomas Choice 2 In play by William Shakespeare’s play “The Taming of the Shrew”‚ the shrew Katherine had a very bad attitude on life and just about everything else. Bianca wanted to get married. She had all of the men’s hearts‚ Katherine had none. If Katherine got married then Bianca could get married. She really was a shrew who needed to be tamed. No one wanted to marry Katherine until Petruchio arrives in Padua to find a wealthy wife. He
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Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare emphasizes a point‚ that women are superior to men by making fun of the marriage system and society during his time‚ in his satire play “Taming of the Shrew.” William Shakespeare’s satire play “Taming of the Shrew” is really about the corrupt ideas of marriage. First of all‚ Shakespeare defends women by making Petruchio as abusive of a character as possible towards his soon to be wife‚ Katherine‚ making the readers feel somewhat sympathetic towards her aside
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The comical play Taming the of the Shrew written by the renowned Shakespeare is the epitome of male dominance and the direct and indirect disparaging of females in a modern perspective. Many literature scholars argue that this is normal for women in the 1590s‚ but that does mean this play is not misogynistic. It ranges from the way the men try to woo Katherina and Bianca‚ to the way Kate is treated by her husband‚ Petruchio. Many also argue that this does not reflect Shakespeare’s view on women‚
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A Review of a Film Adaptation of the Play “Much Ado About Nothing”. The 1993 film adaptation of the romantic comedy “Much ado about nothing” was a riveting and well done performance. The producer Kenneth Branaugh captures the essence of the play‚ whilst adding his own twist and flair to it without interfering with the plot. The film is casted by world renowned actors such as Denzel Washington who plays Don Pedro the Prince of Aragon and Don John‚ his bastard brother whom is played by Keanu Reeves
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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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12.2.12 Taming of the Shrew Paper Gender roles have normally been dominated by men‚ with women unwillingly submitting to them. In William Shakespeare’s‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ this idea is presented with the characters Kate and Petruchio. Kate brings about a new attitude of women becoming dominant that is not accepted by Petruchio or the rest of society. Without any support to help her‚ Kate is unable to keep her own character and conforms to be an obedient wife. In the play Taming of the Shrew
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In the beginning of "The Taming of the Shrew"‚ some say Shakespeare portrays Katherina as a very shrewish figure. Others may argue that she is not shrewish but just a very strong willed person. At the end of the play some people say she is transformed into a very kind and gentle person‚ while again others will argue that she is not "tamed" but just putting on an act to "show up" her younger sister Bianca‚ whom has always been more beautiful and charming. Kate is "like a wasp‚ like a foal‚ like
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Shakespeare’s romantic comedy ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ and the BBC’s appropriation of the play in its ‘Shakespeare Retold’ series‚ both texts share the common ideas of love and marriage‚ the role of women in society and the representation of evil. When comparing these texts‚ however‚ we find similarities but also many differences due to the changing ideas and values from 16th century Elizabethan England to 21st century society. A comparison of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ and the BBC’s appropriation
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Salgia 9T 12/02/12 Explore the ways in which Beatrice and Benedick are presented in the masked revellers scene‚ and elsewhere in the play‚ and in the performed version. In ’Much Ado About Nothing‚’ William Shakespeare presents two very similar characters: Benedick of Padua and Beatrice of Messina in a variety of ways‚ from rancorous ’harpy’ to machiavellian ’jester’ after their suggested punitive break up to strong lovers who ens the
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