In spite of Katherine’s reluctance to wed Petruchio‚ the audience are met with a supposedly well suited match. When Katherine interacts with Hortensio in Act 1‚ we see her joy in the play of words; ‘Is it your will / To make stale of me amongst these mates?’. Her play on the word ‘stale’‚ meaning both ‘laughingstock’ and ‘prostitute’ is not perceived by Hortensio‚ instead her bantering is met with his rejection and damning of her. This is just one of many times that Katherine is simply incomprehensible
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Nowadays women are perfect‚ they are the backbone of our race‚ and they are great and are a match to men. Petruchio actually cares about Katherine once he realizes how great she is in the movie and what she is capable of. The play is about the taming of a Shrew whom is named Katherine. She is a rude and nasty person as everyone thinks that of her. A man who is named Petruchio only wants Katherine for her money. The movie is about the same people but told in a different way. Petruchio is payed by
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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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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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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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The shakespearean play Taming of the Shrew‚ is a classic story of the battle of the sexes. Kate and Petruchio have a struggle of wills to decide who has the power in their marriage. In this battle‚ Petruchio ends up winning the battle‚ and Kate ends up tamed. Petruchio set up an elaborate plan to tame his shrewish wife‚ and through various schemes‚ he turns Kate from a temperamental shrew‚ into an obedient wife. Petruchio carries out a predetermined‚ intricate strategy to suppress Kate’s ill humor
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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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society’s expectancy of who she should be. After involuntarily marrying Petruccio‚ Kate becomes a completely different person. On the other hand‚ in Sonnet 121 the poet is forced to consider his own actions against the reproof of others and refuses to submit to their judgment. Kate’s situation in William Shakespeare’s play "Taming of the Shrew" can relate to Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 121" in a way in which both the poet and Kate are socially judged and how they decide to stay true to themselves. Being judged
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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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Summary of "The Kiss" by Kate Chopin The kiss by Kate Chopin tells us about the story of a woman and two men. The story portrays a story of a woman who has two lovers. In one afternoon‚ when Natalie is talking to a guy who will be her husband‚ Brantain‚ another guy comes towards them without ringing the bell first then suddenly kisses Natalie who is still talking to Brantain. Brantain leaves Natalie and Harvy. Harvy who doesn’t realize that there is Brantain around them asks an apology to Natalie
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