Katie Valentine Professor Martin English 102-MW 9:30 10, April 2024 Will You Conform to Stereotypes or Societal Norms? The movie, 10 Things I Hate About You, directed by Gil Junger and released in 1999 takes place in a high school environment and is a modern teen romantic comedy. It shows how the main character Kat Stratford grows and develops throughout the movie. By the end of this film, we can see how she is able to balance between her strong feminist values and ideas and her newfound thoughts on love and romance. A secondary source that I looked at is called “Taming 10 Things I Hate About You: Shakespeare and the Teenage Film Audience.” In this, critics have an issue with Kat’s character development in this film regarding how finding love …show more content…
Kat shows that she does care for Bianca and wants what is best for her when she goes up to Joey (the bad boy trying to screw Bianca over) and states “Stay away from my sister” (10 Things). Whether Kat’s relationships with others are platonic or romantic, we can recognize how much she values them. I agree with Junger on a few points. Firstly, Kat’s feminist values are evident throughout the entire movie as she challenges societal expectations and norms. Her overall growth proves that a romantic relationship with Patrick does not weaken her identity. There is a point in the story when she challenges her father to the double standards he has for his daughters. She tells him, “I want you to trust me to make my own choices, and I want you to stop trying to control my life just because you can’t control yours” (10 Things). Kat wants to make her own decisions for herself, and she does not want other people to do that for her, particularly males. Secondly, Kat has depth to her character. Her every decision and action is driven by her own thoughts, values, or beliefs rather than revolving around
Christian Laettner played basketball for Duke in the 1990’s. He made perhaps the most dramatic shot in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament. He's the only player to start in four consecutive Final Fours, and was instrumental in Duke winning two national championships. He had looks, smarts and game. So why has Christian Laettner been disliked so intensely by so many for so long? Maybe it was the time he stomped on the chest of a downed player, or the battles he had with his teammates, or a perceived sense of entitlement. But sometimes, perception isn't reality. "I Hate Christian Laettner" will go beyond the polarizing persona to reveal the complete story behind this lightning rod of college basketball. Featuring extensive access to
This essay argues that the film Bridesmaids transcends traditional representations of feminine desire that exhibits women as spectacles of erotic pleasure, through the symbolic reversal of gender identity in cinematic spaces. By discussing feminist perspectives on cinema, along with psychoanalytic theory and ideological narratives of female image, this essay will prove Bridesmaids embodies a new form of feminine desire coded in the space of the comedic film industry.
Led by Laura Mulvey, feminist film critics have discussed the difficulty presented to female spectators by the controlling male gaze and narrative generally found in mainstream film, creating for female spectators a position that forces them into limited choices: "bisexual" identification with active male characters; identification with the passive, often victimized, female characters; or on occasion, identification with a "masculinized" active female character, who is generally punished for her unhealthy behavior. Before discussing recent improvements, it is important to note that a group of Classic Hollywood films regularly offered female spectators positive, female characters who were active in controlling narrative, gazing and desiring: the screwball comedy.
From the beginning of Kat’s life, she was at odds with her environment. When she was a child, she was Katherine, a doll like representation of what her mother wanted her to be. As a teenager she was Kathy, a representation of what she believed others wanted, “a bouncy, round-faced [girl] with gleaming freshly washed hair and enviable teeth, eager to please and no more int...
We see the girls in both “The Taming of the Shrew” and “10 Things I Hate About You” become very close to a boy, but for extraordinarily different reasons. This coincides directly with the idea that marriage was arranged during the time of Shakespeare, and now it is typically a mutual relationship between two people.
Ten Things I Hate About You is a 1999 film based upon the play The Taming of the Shrew written by William Shakespeare in 1593. The storyline of these two texts is about a boy named Cameron (or Lucentio in the play) who falls in love with Bianca, a popular girl at his school. Due to her father’s orders, she isn’t allowed to date anyone until her older sister Kat (known as Katharina in the play) does. The trouble is, Kat is the opposite of Bianca - unpopular and not intending to date anyone any time soon. In an attempt to solve this problem, Cameron persuades Joey (both Hortensio and Gremio in the play), a wealthy boy who also has feelings for Bianca, to pay Patrick (or
It is no secret that there is an obvious difference of how women are portrayed in the media versus men. This movie discussed female characters never having lead roles and stated that when they did it ended in the women depending on, loving, or having to have a man. One young high school girl said, “Women never play the protagonist. The girls are
John Lennon is a wise man, but is this quote accurate when used in context with the taming of the shrew? The 1999 film Ten things I Hate about you and the 1967 film Taming of The Shrew are both based on shakespeare's 1592 play of the latter name, The Taming of the shrew. Both films follow the plot of shakespeare’s earlier play, but to what extent is arguable. Ten things I hate about you is a modernised version of the play, so many of the original aspects have been changed to appeal to a modern audience. Some of the main features of the original storyline have been cut or changed, and this is because they are too dark to include include for a modern audience. Scenes where Petruchio starves Kate and refuses to let her sleep are all examples of the darker theme of this play. This may have been an acceptable theme during the era that Taming of the shrew was first developed, as views on a women's
Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You Essay Money is a very big factor in determining one’s decisions, even in a marriage. The play Taming of the Shrew consists of 3 suitors who try to woo Bianca, but their father proclaims her first daughter, Katerina, who is considered a shrew, must first marry in which a rich young man, Petruchio comes into the play to attempt to marry and tame the shrew. The movie 10 Things I Hate About You consists of practically identical plot. Instead, it consists of the father, Walter Stratford and his two daughters, Bianca and Kat and two boys, Cameron and Joey who wish to date Bianca, Bianca herself is interested in dating. Walter Stratford, the father, states his oldest daughter Kat is required to date first before Bianca can.
It is well known that Shakespeare’s comedies contain many marriages, some arranged, some spontaneous. During Queen Elizabeth's time, it was considered foolish to marry for love. However, in Shakespeare’s plays, people often marry for love. With a closer look into two of his most famous plays As You Like It and Twelfth Night or What You Will, I found that while marriages are defined and approached differently in these two plays, Shakespeare’s attitudes toward love in both plays share similarities. The marriages in As You Like It’s conform to social expectation, while the marriages are more rebellious in Twelfth Night. Love, in both plays, was defined as
10 Things I Hate About You takes William Shakespeare’s classic play, The Taming of the Shrew and manages to make it relevant to a modern audience. The story remains the same with the younger sister, Bianca, not allowed to have a relationship until her older sister, Kat, does. They did maintain several original scenes and even used several direct quotes from the original play. The writers have eliminated some of Bianca’s suitors and changed the way Kat is tamed to appeal to a modern audience. Shakespeare would have agreed with the casting of the movie. This movie may turn Shakespeare’s work into a teen comedy but it maintains many of the elements that made the play such a hit.
The Syrian refugee crisis has become major part of international news in these past few months. Many countries are strapped of resources and will soon not be able to handle any more refugees. The Syrian people are looking to flee conflict in their country, looking for better opportunities, and better lives for their families. Recently, a letter sent by fourteen senate democrats was sent to President Obama calling for the need of the United States to allow more Syrian refugees into our borders to alleviate pressure from European nations. The numbers are staggering, the letter states that half of Syria’s 23 million people have been forced from their home along with 4 million have been registered as refugees. The main purpose of the letter is
Critique of the Film Shakespeare in Love Shakespeare in Love is a fictional movie about the great writer and poet, William Shakespeare. The story is of a young William Shakespeare barely making ends meet and trying to write a play for the local theatre. However, Shakespeare is suffering from writer's block, and is seeking inspiration by having a muse. A muse is a power, in this case a female, used to inspire a poet. Of course, a love story proceeds.
Hate is a very scary thing and there is much too much of it in the world. I am an object of hate because I am a lesbian. I had a very scary incident a year ago that will haunt me for the rest of my life.
Shakespeare doesn't even try to hide the fact that he is setting Katherine up as a prize. I find this kind of arrogance offensive and very belittling to women.