The Shakespeare play, The Taming of the Shrew, is romantic comedy written in the sixteenth entry. The play has been appropriated into many different films and musicals. Ten Things I hate about you, directed by Gil Junger, is a film, that the play has been transformed into. The film and play both use disguise as a comedic element. Both the play and film also have the main theme of money, gender roles and family relationships. The three main characters in the play and film, Katherine(Kat), Petruchio(Patrick) and Bianca(Bianca), have many similarities and differences. However Kate and Patrick's relationship is quite different to Katherine and Petruchio's relationship.
Both the play and the film use disguise as one of the main comedic elements. In The Taming of the Shrew, Lucentio is disguised as a Latin tutor in order to 'woo' Bianca, as he falls in love with her the moment he sees her. As Lucentio is disguised as a Latin tutor, there will be no Lucentio, but as Lucentio is an important man, people will notice if he's gone and will wander where he is. For this reason, Tranio, Lucentio's servant, disguises himself as Lucentio. Also, Hortensio is disguised as a music tutor, as he also falls in love with Bianca.
Similarly, in the film Ten Things I Hate About You, a few people are disguised, for love. Cameron, is disguised as a French tutor, as he, like Lucentio falls in love with Bianca Stratford the moment he sees her. Patrick Verona, is a mysterious character, who doesn't have a clear background. He is aggressive, smokes and drinks, but he is disguised as a man who doesn't. At first, he goes out with Kat in order to get money, but later falls in love with Kat.
Money, is one of the biggest themes in the play and the film Ten Things...
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...is not a normal relationship. Katherine doesn't actually love Petruchio and neither does Petruchio. Petruchio only married Kate for the money and because he wants a challenge, to try to tame Katherine. Their relationship is only for the money, and to prove that Kate can change from being a shrew.
On the other hand, Kat and Patrick's relationship is true. At the start, their relationship was about the money, for Patrick. Soon they started falling for each other and fell in love. However, unlike Katherine and Petruchio, Kat and Patrick love each other truly. Their relationship is true. Their love is shown where Kate flashes to get Patrick out of detention. Also when Patrick sang "can't take my eyes off you" to Kat, in front of the cheerleading squad and embarrassed himself just for her. This shows they really care about each other and will do anything for each other.
There have been many Shakespearean plays that have been made into movies throughout the years. One that may not be so easy to come across is “Kiss Me Kate”. This movie stars Kathryn Gayson ,as Lilli Vanessi, and Howard Keel, as Fred Graham. This is a adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” The movie contains a story with in a story. The movie is about a man, named Fred Graham, who makes a recreation of the famous play. Many of the characters portray real life people who are some what identical to those in the play. The movie illustrates Shakespeare’s characters as he intended them to be and gives the viewer a good idea of what the play is about.
You ever wonder how money can effect and change your life? A great example is a play called A Raisin in the Sun, the play was writing by Lorraine Hansberry. The play debuted On Broadway in 1959. The play is narrates the life of an African American Family living in Chicago in the 1950s. The family is about to receive an insurance check for 10,000. This money comes from the dead of the Mr. Youngers for his life insurance. But who would have known this money would cause the family so many problems. During the play the Youngers faced racial problems, conflicts between each other but they all have dreams in which they are trying to obtain but sadly some of the family members are making difficult for them.
The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies, and it shares many essential characteristics with his other romantic comedies, such as Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. These characteristics include light-hearted and slapstick humour, disguises and deception and a happy ending in which most of the characters come out satisfied. The play has been dated from as early as 1594 and as late as 1598. (http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/shrew/context.html)
A long time ago, a drunken man fell asleep outside an alehouse. This man, Christopher Sly, was discovered by a mischievous lord who took him into his home. The witty lord then convinced Sly that he was a lord, as well. The lord then put on a play for him. The play, The Taming of the Shrew, was about the two young daughters of Baptista. The youngest daughter, Bianca, wished to wed but her father, Baptista, would not allow this until his eldest daughter, Katherina, was married. Under normal circumstances, it would be easy to find a husband for Katherina with all her beauty, but all her beauty was covered by her shrewd personality. By this time Bianca's suitors were growing very impatient, so they decide to team up and find a husband for Katherina. In jest they mentioned their plan to a friend, Petruchio, who surprisingly agreed to marry Katherina. All her beauty and wealth were enough for him. Katherina reluctantly was wed to Petruchio and she was taken to his home to be tamed. With Katherina out of the way, Bianca was now allowed to marry Lucentio, who offered her father the highest dowry for her. In the final scenes of the play, Katherina proves that she is tamed by winning an obedience contest at a dinner party. Katherina is now even more in accordance with her wifely duties than Bianca. A fare is a type of comedy based on a ridiculous situation. The Taming of the Shrew, an eminent example of a farce, is the first of three farces written by Shakespeare.
The story is about two sisters Katherine and Bianca. Bianca has a suitor who would like to marry her, Lucentio, but the only way that he will be able to marry her is if her older sister is married first. When Petruccio arrives to Padua he agrees to court and marry Katherine because she will provide a lovely dowry. Rumor has it that Katherine is a cynical, unruly, and extremely unpleasant female. Bianca on the other hand is the typical image of a lovely woman, beautiful, soft-spoken, and very feminine.
"Women have a much better time than men in this world; there are far more things forbidden to them." -Oscar Wilde. This quote embodies the fight over gender roles and the views of women in society. Taming of the Shrew deals with Kate and Bianca, two sisters who are at the time to he married off. However, suitors who seek Bianca as a wife have to wait for her sister to be married first. Kate is seen as a shrew because she is strong willed and unlike most women of the time. In his 1603 play The Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare enforces traditional gender roles and demonstrates how little say women had in society. He accomplishes this through the strong personality of Kate, Baptista 's attitude towards his daughters as transactions, and
By charming her with kind words, Petruchio is able to manipulate Katherine into marriage and woo her, but in an unaccustomed way, as Kate is not used to men being so nice and direct with her. Petruchio is able to achieve this end by manipulating Katherine’s words. He twists what Kate says and makes it seem as if she is coming on to him sexually, while in reality he is the one implying the sexual innuendo. This manipulation can be seen when they have an argument about whether or not the wasp carries his sting on his tail or tongue, and Petruchio says “What, with my tongue in your tail? Nay, come again, good Kate. I am a gentleman—” (II, 1; 230-231). By contorting the words he ...
In this scene Patrick is confronted by Joey being asked and offered money to date Kat as he is her “equal”. Patrick takes the money and goes on with the plan. Patrick is offered $30 by Joey, and says “We go to the movies that’s 15 bucks, we get popcorn that’s $53, and raises $75” (Junger). This shows Patrick taking advantage of the offer, and since Patrick is obtaining more he’s willing to take on the challenge of attempting to date Kat. The major difference between the two scenarios is Petruchio will obtain his money from Baptista’s dowry, but Patrick is obtaining his money from people asking him to do a favour.
In stark contrast to the dark and tragic "Othello," is one of Shakespeare’s lightest and funniest comedies, "Twelfth Night." The theme of love is presented in a highly comical manner. Shakespeare, however, once again proves himself a master by interweaving serious elements into humorous situations. "Twelfth Night" consists of many love triangles, however many of the characters who are tangled up in the web of love are blind to see that their emotions and feelings toward other characters are untrue. They are being deceived by themselves and/or the others around them.
Kate never finds out that Petruchio was paid to marry her. Petruchio and Patrick both use deceitful tactics in order to be with their respective loves. They disguise their true feelings and motives for being with their girl. Both Kat and Katherine fall in love with the man who was paid to be with her.
The second reason the bond survives is that Petruchio is strong enough to accept the fact that Katherine has a mind and, more importantly, he loves her for that reason. Petruchio cleverly weaves the relationship into the framework of society without compromising the integrity of the relationship. Petruchio does this by comparing Katherine’s attitude to repulsive clothing. Carefully and calculatingly, Petruchio forges a relationship that is envied by all who witness it. Called "cursed Kate" throughout the play, Katherine is openly jealous of the attention her sister is receiving, whereas she, because she speaks her mind, is being bypassed and even avoided in the wooing process.
In the play, Taming of the Shrew, and the movie, 10 Things I hate about you, the characters can be hostile towards each other for what may seem like no reason; I know that there is a deeper meaning to these feelings because no matter what, they still want to be with each other, and this is shown through Lucentio straight out lying to Bianca, but Bianca still wanted to be with him. Through out this essay, I will be tossing around the idea of how and why they act the way they do. The play taming of the shrew is about a man named Baptista who doesn’t want his daughter Bianca getting married until Katherine does because he fears that Katherine will not get married otherwise. One day a man named petruchio comes to town and changes all of that, thus
Love is an essential human desire. Once it is caught, dramatic, unexpected changes in ones life occur. Protecting the people one loves is a natural instinct that cannot be controlled. William Shakespeare demonstrates this in Twelfth Night through the relationship between Antonio and Sebastian. Furthermore, Viola continues to ensure the happiness of Orsino is met even if that means sacrificing the happiness of herself. Also, love is evident when one pays attention to, and dedicates himself to the small details in other peoples lives. William Shakespeare demonstrates in Twelfth Night the nature of true love through loyal friendship, bold romance and secretive love.
Love is a mysterious ordeal and people use many different ways to express it. In twelfth night characters imply their love through outrageous get ups, cowardly bravery, and disguise. Love can be expressed openly or in secret, although one should portray their love mainly by just expressing it boldly and sincerely.
Mistaken identity and disguise are important aspects of comedy in Twelfth Night that stand at the forefront of the play’s comedy. Not only are mistaken identities and disguise evident within the main plot of the play but also in various other situations. Sexual confusion amongst characters, subversion of gender roles and farcical elements through stagecraft all effectively contribute to the dramatic comedy genre. However, it can be suggested that certain elements of Twelfth Night are not interpreted to be purely comedic; Shakespeare has incorporated serious and controversial subjects such as the idea of genuine love, the patriarchy of the time and the cruel gulling of Malvolio. Therefore, disguise and mistaken identity are not solely for the purpose of comedy and it could be inferred that it even borders on the genre of tragedy.