of “ideal” onto the main character. Humans are seemingly obsessed with achieving a state of pure faultlessness‚ though everyone’s different opinion of the ultimate person creates much debate. There are mixed messages in Shakespeare’s play write‚ Taming of the Shrew‚ for some say Bianca Minola’s flawless front covers her inner fiend. However‚ most feel that her physical beauty as well as her ideal attitude makes Bianca the picturesque wife. Although the standards for women in Elizabethan England
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Shakespeare’s ‘Taming Of The Shrew’ is about two men‚ Grumio and Hortensio‚ who wish to marry Bianca‚ A gorgeous‚ young woman. However‚ she is not allowed to marry until her hot tempered older sister Katherina has found a husband. A man named Petruchio decides to take upon the challenge of ‘taming’ her to be a loyal and obedient wife. There are two main themes in ‘Taming Of The Shrew’ which are gender roles and also Marriage. The gender roles shown are stereotypically how woman and men should behave
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1 Interpretation title: Two ways of taming a shrew. A comparison between William Shakespeare’s ’’The Taming Of The Shrew’’ and ’’10 Things I Hate About You’’‚ the movie William Shakespeare’s plays lend themselves to a world of interpretations. The ‘’Bard of Avon’’ composed in the late XVI ͭ ͪ century a controversial piece of literature that has been highly regarded for more than four centuries. The time-defying play is entitled ‘’The Taming Of The Shrew’’. Owing to the play’s time-enduring
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individual. Her obnoxious over the top behavior often captures the attention of all the people around her‚ most of the time not in the most positive manner. Katherina’s looks and personality are portrayed differently in each version of the Taming of The Shrew we’ve been exposed to. Apart from the differences in each of these versions‚ there are also many similarities. The three different versions have many similarities One major similarity in all three is the portrayal of Katherine’s personality
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Extension English Assignment – Appropriation texts of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ and ‘Ten Things I Hate About You’ “Appropriation has merit in exposing the influence of context in maintaining or changing cultural values” With the practice of taking older texts and transforming characters‚ plots‚ themes and situations‚ they are able to be translated into a more modern context in which younger generations are able to understand. But inevitably when an appropriation is viewed‚ we are aware that
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The Taming of the Shrew Of all the excellent play writers this world has ever seen‚ William Shakespeare is agreed to be one of the all-time greats. In his time on earth‚ Shakespeare wrote around 40 plays. He wrote comedies to make viewers laugh‚ as well as tragedies with the intent to make his audiences get a more emotional reaction. He was very effective at making his audience feel what he intended for them to in each instance. One of the most well-known comedies is The Taming of the Shrew. This
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the Shakespearian play: The Taming of the Shrew‚ deception is one of the major concepts. A tangled web is created in the play through deception of character behavior and the change between clothing and class. Most of the deception in the play have particular motives behind them and create dramatic irony. Shakespeare has used dramatic irony to create a comedic play. Character deception in The Taming of the Shrew is used largely‚ and Lucentio one of the main characters in the play uses deception throughout
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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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lust. Love is an intense feeling of deep affection while lust is a very strong sexual desire in which one does not truly care for another. The characters in both the play and the movie explore and experience these feelings along with character traits such as kindness‚ selfishness‚ and greed. Petruchio‚ from the play Taming of the Shrew‚ is not a kind character. He seems like he only wants money‚ which is gluttonous and a sin. On the other hand‚ Patrick Verona (from 10 Things I Hate About You) initially
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all of his works from different genres from comedy‚ romantic‚ tragedies‚ the list goes on. "The Taming of the Shrew" relates to many of William Shakespeare love stories where they use comedic devices to help with the plot of the story. There are many stories where they use comedic devices to help create a plot. When using these devices‚ the audience is understanding the events happening during the play and what is expecting to happen. Others may say that without having these comedic devices it will
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