question that all writers contemplate. Directors and writers have subjected William Shakespeare’s plays to new interpretations for decades‚ and The Taming of the Shrew is no exception to the trend. These interpretations pose no threat to the originals and do justice to them‚ but character exaggeration can be their downfall. The 1967 movie of The Taming of the Shrew‚ starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton‚ converts the play into a movie‚ amplifying the humor and characters to another level than
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"The Taming" by Lauren Gunderson "The Taming" by Lauren Gunderson is a political comedy play. The theme of the play revolves around a strong desire of revolutionizing the American government by beauty pageant contestant Katherine. It is not an easy way to get the political desires fulfilled‚ so she opts a funny way of locking herself in a hotel room hoping that her desires will be fulfilled. The play demonstrates to the viewers that political compromise has always positive as well as negative obligations
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The Taming of a Shrew is the alternate ending for The Taming of the Shrew. They both have similar concepts‚ but we find the major difference in Kate’s speech at the end. The ending of both plays bring about a satisfying feeling that a shrew‚ even so bad as Kate‚ could be tamed. She realises the faults of her ways and goes on to explain‚ differently in both‚ why women should be tamed. In the original The Taming of the Shrew‚ “Katherine explains the relationship of husband and wife by analogy to
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Thomas Handy’s statement‚ "A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling‚ it must be more than the usual experience of every man and woman‚" is very true‚ and The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is no exception. There are many reasons why this story is quite unusual and there are experiences to keep it interesting. There are also many literary elements which lend to keeping this story exciting enough to be worthwhile to read. The main literary element is characterization
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Compare the presentation of the relationship between Petruchio and Katherine in the text version of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ with the presentation of this relationship the BBC modern adaption Before they meet Before the two characters meet‚ Shakespeare already gives the audience a clear idea on their separate personalities‚ and consequently a pre-conceived idea as to how their first encounter will go. Petruchio’s intention are to marry purely for the money‚ rather than love‚ which was perfectly
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The Taming of the Shrew: Kate’s Soliloquy Kate’s soliloquy bring about a joyous conclusion to The Taming of the Shrew. The audience leaves the theatre with a pleasant feeling‚ glad that such a shrew could be tamed so well. Kate herself realised the error of her ways‚ making the men feel confident while making the women feel safe. Moreover‚ the audience found the speech to be very sound and sensible‚ as the views expressed in the play were extremely popular at that point in time. Kate
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Shylock as a plot device in The Merchant of Venice It is evident that anti-Semitism is a theme in William Shakespeare’s comedy The Merchant of Venice. However‚ the categorization of the play as a comedy has troubled people for some time. It is clear that if Shylock were removed from the play all of the problems that surround the play’s comedic status would disappear. Shylock functions as less of a man‚ and more of an object to reveal the social injustices at work in the play‚ and in the period in
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Back in 1593‚ the year The Taming of the Shrew was written‚ women were looked at as if they were possessions‚ not humans. While reading Shakespeare’s play‚ one can see evidence that supports this idea. Shakespeare displays Petruchio as the dominant males that teaches his wife how to obey by treating her as an animal rather than a human. It is clear that The Taming of the Shrew allows a man to degrade a woman solely because of her gender. Although this kind of behavior is looked down upon now‚ back
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Compare and Contrast Essay “William Shakespeare vs Franco Zeffirelli: Who Did it Better?” “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare‚ is a very notorious play that has been rewritten and turned into multiple Hollywood films. One very popular version of the famous play is the movie directed by Mr. Franco Zeffirelli. Although most think that this version is the most accurate representation of the original play‚ there are still many distinct differences. One of these key differences can
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witted 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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