Taming Of The Shrew Themes

The Taming of the Shrew Final Paper The film, 10 Things I Hate About You uses the original themes of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew play but is modified to fit modern times. The director of the film does not stick exactly to the character traits of each character or the events that take place but the general theme remains constant. The biggest differences between the two works are created by the time change. The film takes place in 1999 while the Shakespearean play is believed to be written in the early 1590’s. But, despite this massive time difference, definite similarities can be drawn between the two. First, the theme is the same in both works. In both, the main components of the story are the older sister, Katherina, being wild and not fitting a very lady like description and her younger sister, Bianca, is the exact opposite. The father
Because of the father's rule, suitors of Bianca put a plan into action to bribe a man to pursue Katherina, despite her behavior. The motivation for this pursuer in both stories is money. If Katherina gets into a relationship then Bianca is free to be in a relationship but is pursued by multiple men. In the end, despite Katherina's initial resistance, she falls in love with her pursuer. And, Bianca also falls in love with one of her suitors. In these ways the stories are very similar because they are generalized and unspecific to time and place. But, a few more minor details do remain constant in both works. Such as the main pursuer of Bianca pretending to be a language tutor as an effort to get closer to her. Or the fact that Katherina is called a “shrew” for her wild, “unlady like” behavior. Both the film and the play share many similarities but, also many differences. The differences between the two lie in the details. First, there is about a 409 year difference which is the biggest