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    Shakespeare’s play ‘taming of the shrew’.” ‘Ten things I hate about you’ (ten things) is a movie‚ which was released in 1999. It is meant to be an appropriation of shakspeares play ‘taming of the shrew’. But my question is‚ has it done so successfully? Even though he directors of ’10 things’ have changed a significant amount of the play‚ the main story line has been preserved‚. there are obvious similarities between the two texts. For instance in the taming of the shrew‚ Lucentio wishes to

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    In Shakespeare’s comedies The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummers Night Dream‚ both fathers can be overlooked due to their few occurrences‚ but are pivotal to the storyline. In the fathers’ pursuits to find favorable suitors for their daughters‚ their inattentiveness leads to the daughters choosing the men they want to marry. Bianca’s father‚ Baptista in The Taming of the Shrew is consumed with finding a suitor for his eldest daughter Katherine before Bianca‚ distracting him from Bianca’s communication

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    How significant is Act 2 Scene 1 to the Taming of the Shrew as a whole and how does this scene contribute to the play’s comic potential? William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ follows two rather different sisters and their fathers attempt to marry them off. Bianca is the beautiful sister‚ fair and virtuous‚ a symbol of purity backed up by the fact her name means white in Italian. Kate on the other hand is the older sister‚ foul and bad tempered‚ a women no man would

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    Lucentio­­Jason  ● Jerry:  ok‚  everybody  welcome  to  Jerry!  Jerry! Jerry! Today we will  show you the  argument  between  a  shrew  and  a  lady.  And  let  me  show  you  our  strong  and  handsome security.  ● Security:  welcome   everyone!  I  will  try  my  best  to  cut  off  the  shrew  and the lady  during  the  argument  between  them.  Everyone  knows  that  no  matter  the  shrew or  the lady‚ when they are angry‚ it is very dangerous.  ● Katherine:  today  I  will  tell  all  of  you  the  acridity 

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    hundred years. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is a grand narrative- its themes transcend time‚ place‚ culture and context. Owing to the plays universal themes and timeless elements‚ the text has been skilfully and cleverly appropriated to be valued in various periods of time. The film 10 Things I Hate About You‚ composed in 1999 by writers Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirstin Smith‚ Kiss Me Kate directed by George Sydney and Shakespeare Retold- The Taming of the Shrew directed by David

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    scene 1 how would you direct the characters use of body language‚ facial expressions and vocals to create a comical response from the audience? Outline your casting decisions. * Merchants worry ‘’what’s he that knocks as he would beat down the gate * Merchants shock ‘’ay sir so his mother says if I may believer her * Vincentio’s worry ‘’O he hath murdered his master * Tranio’s exaggeration ‘’sir‚ what are you that offer to beat MY servent’’ In act 5 Scene 1 of Taming of the

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    Sophie von Rohr Ms. Pressler IH English 10 21 April‚ 2010 Is Kate’s Final Speech Sincere Or Ironic?    The character of Kate in William Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew is an outspoken and stubborn young woman living in Italy during the sixteenth century. Her independence and willful attitude mean that she often has difficulty conforming to social norms and fulfilling society’s expectations of her. Kate is pressured into marrying Petruchio‚ her only suitor‚ whose sights are set on her dowry

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    10 things I hate about you and the Shakespeare play Taming of the Shrew have many differences and similarities and some elements that do and don’t translate well in today’s society. So let’s reflect on what happend in both play and movie. So in the The taming of the Shrew Patrick and Kat got together and that also happend in the play‚ but hey who didn’t see that coming right? In the play Petruchio chased after Katherine and he didn’t stop until that woman was his‚ he even acted like her to show

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    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 not saying "10 Things" is a bad movie‚ but its a much weaker‚ tamer version of "Taming of The Shrew". They share only the initial set-up and can hardly be called the same story. In the begining of "10 Things.." the father‚ Walter‚ will not allow his youngest daughter‚ Bianca‚ to date until his oldest daughter Katarina‚ Kat for short‚ dates

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    Gender Roles? The man of the house. Now women are now becoming the man of the house. Gender in society are beginning to become a myth in the United states of america. Woman were sole caretakers of children. But due to education and the rights of woman gender roles are being switched. Men are to becoming the caretakers of their children. One of the roles of women were to take care of children and the house. They were supposed to listen to her husband and obey him no matter what. But however gender

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