Quotes From The Movie '10 Things I Hate About You'

Prompt 1:

A film and a book can be very similar when they’re based on the same story but there will always be slight differences due to the author’s perceptions. In the film “10 Things I Hate About You” there is a wealthy, fierce, witty teenager named Kat who steers men away at the blink of an eye; she has a strong aggression that scares people away. As the story proceeds her man-free life ends as she begins to be wooed by a guy named Patrick who is bribed to date her so that Kat’s sister, Bianca, is released from her dad’s control and therefore allowed to date. Visually, it is seen that Kat and Patrick get to know each other better over the course of the few dates Patrick worked so hard to get Kat to attend. Kat quickly falls in love and

tries to take their relationship a step further; Kat tries to kiss Patrick after a party but he denies her due to her rough mental state; she was drunk.

The rejection sets Kat overboard and her aggression spews out once again. In an attempt to regain Kat’s love, Patrick embarrasses himself by creating a grand singing scene in front of the whole school. By doing this big performance he lands himself detention in which Kat shows her forgiveness by diverging a distraction to help Patrick escape. Kats way of distraction was very out of character compared to her normal self; she flashed the detention teacher. After the following few days, another bump in the road occurs; At Prom Kat finds out that Patrick was being paid the whole time to go out with her. Once again, Patrick works hard to prove he truly has fallen in love with Kat. By way of apology, Patrick buys Kat her favorite guitar with all the money he has received from the beginning deal. This proof of love is enough for Kat and they date for good this time

without problems.
Compared to the film, in the book “Taming of the Shrew” by Shakespeare, Katherine the main female young adult is an heir to royalty with extreme rage and violence, as well as great wit. Katherine commonly strikes people, in turn, causing fright throughout all men, this leaves her suitor-less. As the story continues, a young adult from another village, names Petruchio, comes to the village in order to find wealth by way of marriage. Many suitors of Katherine’s sister, Bianca, are overjoyed to hear of Petruchio. Petruchio is the way to release Bianca from her father's rule which states, “I am firmly resolved not to let my youngest daughter marry before I have a husband for my elder daughter” (Shakespeare, 31). As soon as Petruchio hears of the wealthy mistress, a marriage is set up. The marriage is set up between Katherine’s father and Petruchio without Katherine’s knowledge. Soon after, Katherine and Petruchio meet and with every rude statement Katherine spits out, Petruchio follows back with a sweet remark. Katherine doesn’t fall for this wooing in front of the public eye but deep down she feels a slight attraction. Few days after the first meeting, the marriage takes place. Everything went seemingly well until the groom is late and dressed in what Katherine’s Father describes as, “shameful clothes; they are an eyesore to our public festival” (Shakespeare, 113). Not only is Petruchio dressed badly but as the wedding continues he becomes drunk with a wine during the ceremony and doesn’t attend the reception. Katherine had never had to deal with someone treating her like this before and tells Petruchio off by saying, “ I will not go today; no, nor tomorrow, not until I please myself. The door is open” (Shakespeare, 121). By saying this, Katherine is setting her place in the relationship. Petruchio, on the other hand, has different ideas. Katherine is forced to leave the reception in order to go on the honeymoon and once the couple arrives after the treacherous journey, she is not allowed to eat or sleep as one of Petruchio's ways to tame her. Katherine, on the other hand, is blinded of how bad things are for her because Petruchio makes everything seem as if it is done out of love. Eventually, Katherine and Petruchio journey back home for a grand feast but the only way for the journey to reach its destination is if Katherine agrees to everything Petruchio says; she does as he says and they arrive soundly. Later, Katherine’s obedience is put to the test when all the men at the feast make a bet to see whose wife is the best. In the end, Katherine wins the bet and yells at the other woman who didn’t listen to their husbands. Katherine says, “ your husband is your lord your life, your keeper ...” (Shakespeare, 207); she is proving that everything should be done by way of her husband which proves how much she has tamed as a person. Katherine and Petruchio end up working great together in their now loyal marriage. All in all, throughout the two different sources, the main storyline is consistent;there are a few slight changes.

Prompt 2:
In the story “Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare, a relationship between a father and their child is greatly abused as well as the relationship between husband and wife.

These types of relationships were very common back in the 1590’s. One main piece of evidence that Shakespeare uses to show the overuse of power by father toward their children is when Baptist states, “For I am firmly resolved not to et my youngest daughter marry before I have a husband for the elder daughter, If either of you love Katherine, because I know you well and love you well, you shall have my permission to court her at your pleasure” (Shakespeare, 31). Baptista is putting control in place over his daughters so that they can’t easily marry and move out. The main reasoning Baptista uses these specific words to ward off suitors is because it is very unlikely the eldest daughter will marry and even if she finds someone, her dad must approve first. Similarly, in a husband-wife relationship, the man is also seen to overuse his power. The most prominent husband shown in the story, Petruchio, is very controlling over his wife. Petruchio tells Katherine, his wife, “Pay attention to what I speak, or do, or think to do” (Shakespeare, 165). By telling Katherine this he is basically warning her that she must do and listen to everything he says. As well, the control over a man's wife is shown when Katherine states, “your husband is your lord, your life, your keeper, your head, your ruler, one that cares

for you, and for your maintenance” (Shakespeare, 205). When Katherine states this she is telling the other woman how they should do everything for their husband because that is their role in life. In the 1590’s relationships were very different and power was commonly abused as shown throughout Shakespearean literature.

Prompt 3:
Relationships can vary greatly from person to person based on each partner of the relationships personality. In the book, “Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare, there are two very different relationships that are exposed. One of the main relationships that take place is between a girl called, “Katherine the cursed” ( Shakespeare, 55) and a man “more crossed than she is” (Shakespeare, 117). Their marriage is very unmannerly; Katherine argues with Petruchio every chance she gets and Petruchio, in turn, starves her and rids her of sleep, all in order to teach her a lesson. The brutalness of this marriage is very different when compared to Lucentio and Bianca’s relationship that consists of nothing but sweet love and flirtation which is acquired through Lucentio’s teaching which he calls “‘The Art to Love’” and Bianca swoons at saying that he “may prove to be master of your art” (Shakespeare, 143). Somehow throughout the two very different relationships, love is reared through the basic techniques of wooing and making all things seem out of infatuation for the women. As well, much of the relationship building was based on being the best male with the greatest prospects out of all other males. Throughout all the hard work and different ways in which each couple thrives, both of the couples perform well together.
Many years since the writing of “Taming of the Shrew” has taken place, the aspects to how relationships function are somewhat different. Every relationship is still quite different from one another but some basics have changed. As time and technology advance so do the basics of relationship building. For example, in the film, Shakespeare Retold, the relationship between Katherine and Petruchio are still very unmannerly with the same aggression toward each other as in the book, but instead of just starvation and lack of sleep, the factors of lost luggage and the inability to drive out to town to get anything, are Petruchio's responses to Katherine's unwieldy behavior. As well, in modern society wooing like in Lucentio and Bianca's relationship takes place in a less sophisticated form; people flirt by usage of emojis and texts instead of practicing a flirtatious language like Lucentio did. In addition, even though there is slight competition between males for a females love, men do not try to change and better themselves in order to gain this love. Even further, societal norms are currently changing in which many females pursue men instead of the contrary. All in all, relationships bloom similarly even when they are faced with the effects of different time periods and different personality traits of each partner.