To create a modernised version of Shakesphere’s original; Taming of the Shrew (Shrew)‚ Gil Junger devised a plot‚ with added themes and characters to adjust the shift in era and target audience. This is shown perfectly in 10 Things I Hate About You (10 things). Within the two texts‚ intextuality is illuminated through the use of appropriation and transformation. This is clear when analysing the change in context and form. The form of both texts is completely different. One being‚ an Elizabethan 16th
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The porter scene in ‘Macbeth’ follows the treacherous murder of King Duncan and is striking‚ as it is where Shakespeare clearly weaves comedy in amongst the tragedy of the rest of the play. There are plenty of speculations concerning the purpose of the scene; however‚ there is no doubt that it holds great significance nevertheless. Elizabethan theatres were very different to the theatres we know today. There was no special lighting available nor curtains‚ and scene switchovers could have been
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The story of The Taming of the Shrew is one that raises important issues both in the Shakespearean text and in the modern appropriation 10 Things I Hate About You. How does each composer’s use of this story reflect the time in which each was composed" The Taming of the Shrew was written in the Elizabethan Era in England at a time when men were considered to be superior to women. The patriarchal society of this time is reflected to a large extent in the text and various implications of traditional
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In the scene 1 of Act 3‚ Claudius and Gertrude are worried about madness shown by the Hamlet. The King and queen uses Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to watch the activities of Hamlet and find out why he is showing such kind of madness. To figure out this Claudius‚ Polonius‚ Ophelia plot a plan and revel the truth about the Hamlet recent behaviors. Ophelia play a key role in this scene to figure out why Hamlet is doing this kind of behaviors by saying she wants that love which she used to get from Hamlet
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unquenchable thirst for power that leads him to his downfall. The audience is privy to Macbeth’s mental evolution as they witness his transition into a tyrant. The seventh scene of the first act is the first example of active rhetoric‚ on behalf of Lady Macbeth‚ to sway Macbeth towards killing his cousin‚ Duncan. In this scene Macbeth and Lady Macbeth make use of rhetorical devices as they attempt to persuade one another towards their constitution. Macbeth uses an uncertain tone during his discussion
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Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1 1) FW: Three times the flea-ridden cat has meowed. SW: Three times the swine flu infected pig has whined. TW: “It’s time‚ it’s time‚” the owl cries. FW: Around the cauldron we go‚ throwing animal intestines inside. We boil the fungus toad in our cauldron and let it’s venom seep through. Boil first in our charmed pot. ALL: Double‚ double‚ toil and trouble‚ fire burn and cauldron bubble. SW: Throw in the fillet of a parasite-ridden fish‚ let it boil and bake
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This scene would be the pinnacle in explaining Othello’s tragic actions and progression into a rampage in this adaptation of Othello. The scene‚ Act 4 Scene 1‚ will open with with Iago and Othello standing in Iago’s tent. Iago is wearing his normal military fatigues‚ leutenant bars dressing his shoulders. Othello‚ who has been wearing
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Scene 7: A Short Story The lights in the Wingfield house flicker and then turn off altogether. Amanda nags Tom‚ for he foolishly forgot to pay the bill; however‚ what she does not know is that Tom did not pay it on purpose. As Amanda lights candles‚ she tells Tom that he will have to help her with the dishes as punishment and this gives Jim and Laura an opportunity to be alone. They retreat in her room and Laura’s heart begins beating faster and faster as she realizes that she will be alone
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In the 1500’s William Shakespeare wrote a play called “Taming of the Shrew”. This play was based on the Elizabethan ideals and judgments of marriage‚ love‚ money and social status of the time. However‚ since then the stereotypes of these ideals have been changed and modernised. In 1999‚ Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith wrote the Movie “10 Things I Hate About You” (a modern adaption of the 16th century play originally written by Shakespeare). Even though “10 Things I Hate About You” is a more
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Reverend Parris’s House: This scene is done on the right side of the stage and is closed in by the walls to develop a cramped feeling to better convey that it is taking place in a tiny upstairs bedroom. The oversized bed and the dainty side table allows for intrigue detail to be taken but still reflecting the main point of the scene‚ the chest is small so that there is plenty of room available downstage for the action of the scene to take place. The lighting of the scene will also reflect this by being
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