The Taming of the Shrew and Ten Things I hate about You In the Shakespeare`s summarized version of play The Taming of the Shrew we travel approximately four hundred years back in time during the growing period of Renaissance and the reign of the Queen of England‚ Elizabeth I‚ where Shakespeare shows us the dominance of men in relation to women‚ with setting in Padua (current Italy) while the movie Ten Things I hate about You‚ successfully updated version of The Taming of The Shrew adapted to contemporary
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According to German philosopher Immanuel Kant‚ “We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals”. This quote relates to William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Taming of the Shrew‚ and its relation to animal imagery. Shakespeare successfully cultivates the development of theme‚ relationships and character by using animal imagery. Firstly‚ the imagery used in this play helps to develop themes‚ such as power and dehumanization. Secondly‚ animal imagery effectively develops relationships throughout
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The Taming of The Shrew In the Taming of The Shrew the relationships that occur are a little odd. You have the one relationship with Bianca and Lucentio where she is the real definition of a wife. And on the other hand you have Kate and Peruchio were Kate seems to be more of the head person in charge. In Bianca and Lucentio relationship is more of Lucentio taking the leading role in the decision making. Bianca is in clear understanding of her role and what is expected of her. Bianca is one women
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Addie Norgaard English 6° Mr. Miller 5/13/13 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
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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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‘It is impossible for a modern audience to feel comfortable with ‘The Taming of the Shrew’. With close reference to Shakespeare’s presentation of Katherina comic conventions‚ and having the above question in mind‚ write about your response to the ending of the play. It is often thought that ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ (ToTS) is not suitable for modern audiences and that they would not enjoy it as a viewer. This is an obvious interpretation for a modern audience because of social conventions within
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Katherine (Kate the shrew): Katherine (Kate the shrew) is the central character of the play. As the older and shrewish sister‚ Kate must wed a man before her sister Bianca‚ so that the sought-after Bianca is allowed to do so. Their father Baptista’s decree states that she must find a suitor or else her sister may not marry. She is loud‚ harsh and violent. Petruchio (of Verona): Petruchio is the man who agreed to woo Kate so that he may gain her large dowry and help his friend‚ Hortensio‚ marry
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that time‚ women were not allowed to choose their future husbands‚ they were expected to stay at home at all times; pleasing‚ making dinner for their husbands. If women did not meet these expectations‚ they would be tamed. In the play‚ The taming of the shrew‚ Kate does not meet these expectations and thus had to get tamed by someone‚ in this case it was Petruchio. But‚ does she really get tamed ? Through the unpacking of Kate’s final speech‚ the exaggeration of Kate’s loyalty to Petruchio‚ and the
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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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The one to blame for gender inequality is men. From the beginning of time men have been the ones that come before women‚ women are just the ones in the background‚ there ready to help them. While watching The Taming Of The Shrew written by Shakespeare (1594) and made into a movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli (1967)‚ the main character Kate‚ played by Elizabeth Taylor‚ not married and the little sister‚ Bianca‚ can’t date/marry anyone before her sister is set up. So what do these men do‚ they make
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