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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Course Tutor Date The Taming of the Shrew: A Misogynist’s Way of Life William Shakespeare’s plays and writing are embodiment of the Renaissance period. Most of his written plays and stories tell something about the context of his time. One of the most controversial plays is the Taming of the Shrew‚ first performed in the year 1593. Many critics believed that the story revolves around many gender issues including the hatred of women. When Shakespeare wrote The Taming of the Shrew‚ his characters personalities
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2015 The Taming of the Shrew Language Analysis Language is the way people use to communicate and interact but consists of not only the verbal and writing‚ but also touch‚ sound‚ smell‚ and body. Language provides people with symbols they need to model for themselves‚ to themselves‚ inside their head‚ and the universe around them. In William Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew many of the characters use words to deceive the world around them. In the beginning of the play characters
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Women are equal to men. Doesn’t it balance out? Unfortunately in society‚ they aren’t treated that way. One example of this is in the play ’Taming of the Shrew’ as it displays women as the lesser sex‚ with male lead Petruchio placing a bet on his ability to ’tame’ Katherine‚ a mean bat‚ but also his future wife. Pretty Pakistani dresses and their female designers are hidden behind a label. Girls are told from the get go that a perfect wife is one whom listens to her husband‚ raises the kids‚ cleans
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After reading the Taming of the Shrew and watching Ten Things I Hate About You. I have realized that their are many similarities and differences between the play and the movie. I will be going into detail about these similarities and differences later in my paper. I will also be explaining a more in depth description of the major characters. Also if you have not read the Taming of the Shrew or watched Ten Thing I Hate About You‚ I would highly recommend it. I’m going to start off by telling you about
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The Taming of the Shrews’ Power Relationships The theme of Power has been used for many‚ many years. Power has been used from the olden days up until now and will continue being used into the future. Power isn’t always just used; it is also abused quite often. People who are abused by another’s power typically tend to have the desire to have power over others. In the play The Taming of the Shrew‚ William Shakespeare uses the theme of power relationships amongst many characters. The theme of power
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Comedy Conventions Shakespearean plays are often seen as sad or depressing. In "The Taming of the Shrew‚" Shakespeare takes a somewhat sad topic of a man marrying off his daughters and makes it quite humorous. "The Taming of the Shrew" is about a man named Baptista‚ who has two daughters‚ one who is very loud and vicious named Katerina‚ and another sweet‚ sincere daughter named Bianca. Baptista makes a rule in his house that Bianca may not get married until Kate does‚ therefore a man sets up
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the attitudes and values of the two societies in which the texts‚ Shakespeare’s play‚ The Taming Of The Shrew‚ and Junger’s film‚ 10 Things I Hate About You‚ were composed. An investigation of the Protagonists in each text‚ Katherina and Petruchio‚ and Kat and Patrick allows an insight into the attitudes and values of the societies in which each text was set. Through the character of Petruchio in The Taming Of The Shrew‚ Shakespeare demonstrates the patriarchal values of society and the dominance
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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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Critical Response: The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ is a controversial play that introduces a battle between a man and woman. The woman‚ whom is strong-willed‚ must show submission to her husband. As this play has been read by many people‚ there has been a wide range of different reactions about the play. Whether people agree with the morals of this play or disagree‚ it is based upon ones beliefs of what role women play in society. Petruccio
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