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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Stick to what you believe in‚ that’s what Lucentio did in The Taming of the Shrew. In the Shakespearean play Lucentio was set on marring Baptista’s daughter‚ Bianca‚ so he did everything he could to make it happen. Throughout the play Lucentio was a static character because he remained the same. Lucentio was a very determined man and continued to portray that characteristic throughout the whole play. He embarked on a journey to Padua to further his education; however‚ upon arriving he laid eyes
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important and pervasive themes in Taming of the Shrew. Closely related to the theme of "Art and Culture‚" it can involve physical disguise‚ changes in attitude and behavior‚ psychological changes‚ and even linguistic mutation. Unlike the kinds of transformation we’re used to seeing in books (like‚ say‚ the Twilight saga – once a human turns into a vampire‚ she stops growing and developing and there’s no turning back to her previous state)‚ metamorphosis in Shrew is not always permanent and it’s rarely
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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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The Taming of the Shrew: Mistaken Identities Throughout the play "The Taming of the Shrew‚" William Shakespeare has utilized several ingenious techniques resulting in an effective piece of work. One of the more unique and creative methods is the use of mistaken identity. With the use of mistaken identity‚ Shakespeare has successfully given the play an element of humor from the beginning to the end. The mistaken identity within the two induction scenes must have been quite humorous for the upper-class
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massively changed from shakespeare’s time to now. Women’s roles in society were perceived as less important and not as needed asthan men’s in shakespeare’s time. Women were expected to obey and serve men in that time. At the end of the play Taming of The Shrew‚ the men make a bet on to see whose wife will listen and come to them. Petruchio says‚ “Well‚ I say so and therefore‚ for assurance lets each one send unto his wife‚ and he whose wife is most obedient to come at first when he doth send for her
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shunned from society for going against her prescribed social role. Her only option is to change; she must submit completely to men‚ accept her inferior role‚ and relinquish her opinion if it contradicts her husband’s. William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew illustrates the consequences brought on women who went against their social roles and suggests that women must be submissive in order to obtain respect among men. 16-century women were prescribed stringent social roles. Women were expected
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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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RENAISSANCE HUMANISM HOW FAR ‘WOMANISM ‘? AN ANALYSIS WITH REFERENCE TO SHAKESPEARE ’S "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW" The Renaissance denotes in its broadest sense‚ the gradual enlightenment of human mind after the darkness of the middle ages. It was indeed a complex movement in the 16th century that tended to liberate the mind and imagination of Europe from the medieval fetters; especially the traditional Christian outlook and
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marriage is one of the themes that run through Kelly-Gadol’s essay. It sheds more light on what caused the whole shift in power between men and women after the end of the medieval period. In the article “Construing Gender: Mastering Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew”‚ author Patricia
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