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 shall win the wager which we will propose.” (Shakespeare‚ 5.2.67-71) he basically is saying‚ whoevers wife is the most obedient and listens to her husband the husband will win something for the husband. Also in the play‚ Bianca
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How is it possible for a play written in the Renaissance period to display social‚ cultural and economic constructs that are still evident and relevant in the 21st century? Good morning/ afternoon ladies and gentlemen I am Gil Junger and I am present here today to inform you on how I appropriated the Shakespearean play "The Taming of the Shrew" into the modern day teen flick "10 Things I Hate About You" ‚ whilst still being able to keep the key themes and values evident throughout the film.
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Fulfilling Expectations Many lives are ruled by a need to fit in and conform to the ideals of society. William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew centers around the two sisters‚ Bianca and Katherine and their marriages. Kate‚ an unpleasant and undesirable woman‚ unwillingly marries Petruchio who attempts to tame her. Bianca is the ideal woman who is pursued by many men. The play was written in 1590 and set in Italy‚ when submission and obedience were expected of women while men took powerful positions
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Our team’s stance was that Shakespeare portrayed Bianca more positively than Kate in Taming of the Shrew. Throughout the play‚ Bianca is depicted as the ideal 16th century woman who was pure‚ quiet‚ and most importantly‚ obedient. Due to her beauty and her submissiveness‚ she is constantly surrounded by a group of suitors who want nothing more than her hand in marriage. All of the men that constantly long for Bianca’s affection‚ are repulsed by even the idea of marrying someone like Kate‚ and go
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In the play‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ by William Shakespeare‚ there is a recurring theme of people hiding their real identity. First‚ there are cases of deception‚ such as Tranio pretending to be Lucentio‚ Lucentio pretending to be a Latin tutor‚ Hortensio pretending to be a music tutor. More complex than these obvious examples of deception are Shakespeare’s clever uses of psychological masks. Several characters in the play take on roles that do not agree with their personalities. The psychological
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In Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew the principal character‚ the independent and outspoken Kate is faced with the strenuous predicament of dealing with the patriarchal sexism of her society; she is labeled a ‘shrew’ and treated as a second to her sister‚ who fits the stereotype of the demure and obedient woman of the Elizabethan era. Throughout the play Kate is objectified in many manners by the male characters of the play. While Petruchio is not characterized as a violent man‚ he still embodies
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in the play‚ The Taming of the Shrew. Shakespeare has shown issues connected with marriage and male and female relationships by showing how some relationships have love whereas other relationships do not have love and have one partner controlling the other partner. This is much like the main two characters in The Taming of the Shrew who are Katharina and Petruchio. There is not much love between them and Petruchio just tries to “tame” Katharina‚ hence the name and Katharina being the shrew. In
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poetry and plays. But what happens when modern day directors and 16th century Shakespear clash? You get "10 Things I Hate About You". 10 Things is basically a modern day cliche romance where boy meets girl‚ boy and girl fall in love‚ something comes between them and in the end they reunite. Add a few Shakespear-ish names‚ a few Shakespear quotes‚ and you get "10 Things I Hate About You". Now I’m not saying "10 Things" is a bad movie‚ but its a much weaker‚ tamer version of "Taming of The Shrew". They
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Importance of the Induction in The Taming of the Shrew British Literature April 17‚ 2005 Many acclaimed scholars argue that the Induction in William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is unnecessary and irrelevant to the main plot. (Bloom‚ 28) Shakespeare placed the induction into The Shrew for a specific dramatic purpose. The comedic tone of the play would be lost without the induction‚ resulting in a more literal interpretation of the play thus leaving the reader unable to distinguish
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the world. Today‚ however‚ many people are deciding to ditch gender roles‚ as they are seen as outdated and restricted. In fact‚ this desire to erase gender roles can be traced back to the time of William Shakespeare‚ notably in the novel The Taming of the Shrew. The novel suggests that they are harmful to a relationship‚ seen from the interaction between the characters Kate and Petruchio. It is expressed that gender roles result in violence toward the woman‚ and a lack of liberty for her. Gender roles
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