Similarities Between Taming Of The Shrew And 10 Things I Hate About You

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Lies and disguise have been a part of stories and life since the time of Shakespeare. The Shakespeare play, Taming of the Shrew and the movie, 10 Things I Hate About You, both tackle deception. Multiple characters from both stories pretend to be someone they aren’t. People deceive others for different reasons including fun, money, and even love. This shows how a lot of people have ulterior motives, and everything is done to get something in return.
A main reason people deceive is for fun. “And when he says he is, say that he dreams, For he is nothing but a mighty lord. This do, and do it kindly, gentle sirs. It will be pastime passing excellent” this is said by the Lord at the very beginning of the play Taming of the Shrew. The Lord finds Christopher Sly passed out and decides to lie to him and pretend that he is a mighty lord. This deception will do the Lord no good except for the enjoyment. Similarly in 10 …show more content…

Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew says, “And therefore, if thou know One rich enough to be Petruchio’s wife, As wealth is burden of my wooing dance” This quote is basically Petruchio saying that all he looks for in a woman is her money, it doesn’t matter how ugly or foul she is. He then goes on to Katherine’s father and acts as if he truly wants to marry her, but he really only does it for money. In 10 Things I Hate About You, Patrick is bribed by Joey, he says, “You’re going to pay me to take out some chick?” Patrick is convinced to pretend to like Kat in order to take her out. He only agrees when he gets paid. At this point Patrick seems totally okay with lying to this girl about wanting to take her out just because he wanted the money. Both of these examples show people will do anything for money. Even Petruchio said that all he wanted was a rich wife. The deception for them doesn’t seem like a big deal because with the amount of money they get out of it, it seems justifiable to

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