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Taming of the Shrew & 10 Things I Hate About You
In "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare, and "Ten things I hate about you", directed by Gil Junger, both contexts reflect the society of when each text was composed. When comparing these two texts and observing the themes, it is indisputable that these contexts have shown the similarity and differences of the values during the time, thus, it shows the evolution of society. Firstly, "The Taming of the shrew" suggests money to be
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The English Housewife in Taming of the Shrew
Katherine: The English Housewife The English Hus-wife, the second book in a two book compilation entitled Countrey Contentments written by Gervase Markham, flourished as a best seller in the early seventeenth century. Published in 1615, Markham extends the title to further elaborate the purpose of the book by advertising its “Contayning, The inward and outward virtues which ought to be in a compleat woman. As her skill in Physicke, Cookery, Banqueting-stuffe, Distillation, Perfumes, Wool, Hemp,
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The Shrew’s Illusion
Amy Czech Professor Lobanov-Rostovsky English 30 March 3, 2000 The Shrew’s Illusion HORTENSIO: Now go thy ways, thou hast tam’d a curst shrow. LUCENTIO: ‘Tis a wonder, by your leave, she will be tam’d so. Indeed, Hortentio’s assurance in the taming of the “curst shrow” Katerina seems a wonder to all the audience in the final scene of “The Taming of the Shrew.” After hurling furniture, pitching fits and assaulting her sister, Katerina delivers a
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Role of Women in the Taming of the Shrew
Role of Women in The Taming of the Shrew "The Taming of the Shrew" is a great example of Shakespear's use of women. Shakespeare indeed does transcend the stereotypes of his own time. In Shakespeare's, "The Taming of the Shrew" the relationship between the sisters Katherine and Bianca appears to be strained with rampant jealousy. Both daughters fight for the attentions of their father. In twisted parallel roles, they take turns being demure and hag-like.
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Tamed Shrews and Twelfth Nights: The Role of Women in Shakespeare
It is curious to note the role of women in Shakespearean literature. Many critics have lambasted the female characters in his plays as two-dimensional and unrealistic portrayals of subservient women. Others have asserted that the roles of women in his plays were prominent for the time and culture that he lived in. That such contrasting views could be held in regards to the same topic is academic. It is only with close examination of
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Taming of the Shrew
The play Taming of The Shrew is comedy written by William Shakespeare. It is about a woman named Katharina who is difficult, holds a grudge towards the world and especially hold a grudge towards men. She has a sister named Bianca who is beautiful and well mannered and sought out by man suitors. There father Bishop decides that in order for Bianca to marry Katharina must be married off first. In this play Shakespeare makes
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Taming of the Shrew
Taming of the shrew In The Taming of the Shrew, written by William Shakespeare, there are many different manipulations that happen. The main one, of course, is Petruchio changing Kate into becoming a real lady instead of being her normal shrewish self. Kate was known as being a sharp-tongued, quick-tempered lady, especially when someone brings up anything to do with her getting married to a man. She was in her own little world, not wanting
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Taming of the Shrew
“The Taming of the Shrew” was a play written by William Shakespeare during the early 1590’s. It combines both comedy and social commentary, which raises questions and ideas regarding the prominence of women in this time in history. Shakespeare draws from other texts of that era to appropriate his understanding of a “shrew”, the integral idea of the play. Through two of the main female characters, he illustrates the vast differences between his conceived notions
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Tamming of Shrew
Plot Overview In the English countryside, a poor tinker named Christopher Sly becomes the target of a prank by a local lord. Finding Sly drunk out of his wits in front of an alehouse, the lord has his men take Sly to his manor, dress him in his finery, and treat him as a lord. When Sly recovers, the men tell him that he is a lord and that he only believes himself to be
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The Taming of the Shrew
In the play, The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, Katherine Minola is known for her shrewish ways, such as her horrible temper. Petruchio, a gentleman from Verona, comes to Padua to marry rich so he can “wive it wealthily” (1.2.76). Once Petruchio meets Katherina, he decides to tame her, not matter how bad her temper truly is. During the process of taming Katherina, Petruchio uses a series of violent actions, including physical, emotional,
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Taming of the Shrew
Katherine Widely reputed throughout Padua to be a shrew, Katherine is foul-tempered and sharp-tongued at the start of the play. She constantly insults and degrades the men around her, and she is prone to wild displays of anger, during which she may physically attack whoever enrages her. Though most of the play’s characters simply believe Katherine to be inherently ill-tempered, it is certainly plausible to think that her unpleasant behaviour stems from unhappiness. She may
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Taming of the Shrew
Comedy Conventions Shakespearean plays are often seen as sad or depressing. In “The Taming of the Shrew,” Shakespeare takes a somewhat sad topic of a man marrying off his daughters and makes it quite humorous. “The Taming of the Shrew” is about a man named Baptista, who has two daughters, one who is very loud and vicious named Katerina, and another sweet, sincere daughter named Bianca. Baptista makes a rule in his house that Bianca
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Shakespeare’s the Taming of the Shrew and Henry V
Upon reading Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and Henry V, I have noticed that the issue of gender ideology and identity has been an intriguing study in both Shakespearean comedies and histories. These traditional Western views have, in a sense deemed which roles are appropriate and socially acceptable, in regards to both males and females. This practice of ‘social typecasting’ has given men and women certain socially acceptable characteristics, which has influenced how they
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Book Report on "the Taming of the Shrew"
The author of The Taming of the Shrew was William Shakespeare. Shakespeare lived from around April 23, 1564 to April 23, 1616. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582 and together they had three children, two girls and a boy (who died at the age of twelve). He wrote thirty-seven plays. His last play, Henry VIII, was written two years before his death. The Taming of the Shrew begins with the discovery of a drunkard, Christopher
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The Taming of the Shrew: the Mirror of Film
In the late twentieth century, it is not unusual for audience members to come away from productions of The Taming of the Shrew with the impression that they have just witnessed the story of a dynamic woman turned into a Stepford wife.1 There are also Shakespearean critics who hold such views. G. I. Duthie, for instance, describes Katherina as a "spirited woman who is cowed into abject submission by the violence of an egregious
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Taming of the Shrew
Taming of the shrew The Taming of the shrew was just one of William Shakespeare’s 4 great comedies. Taming of the shrew is based on a king named Baptista who had two daughters named Katherina and Bianca. Both daughters had arranged marriages by there father. Since Katherina was older she had to get married first. Her father chose Petruchio for her to marry. Katherina did not want to get married to Pertuchio, but Katherina did
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The Taming of the Shrew: the Challenge of Loving Kate
The Taming of the Shrew: The Challenge of Loving Kate In the Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio recognizes, respects and desires Kate's intelligence and strength of character. He does not want to conquer or truly tame her. He is a very confident man and does not want or need someone to massage his ego. Petruchio seems to me to be a man of sport and challenge and likes to surround himself with witty, challenging
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The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of Katherine In Shakespeare's time, the ideal wife was subservient to her husband, and it was the husband's inherent duty to take care of his wife's money, property, and person, including both physical and moral welfare. If a man's spouse proved rebellious, he had the right to physically brutalize her into submission. This social phenomenon of domesticating an unruly woman as one might an animal was the inspiration for The Taming of the
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Deceit Within Much Ado About Nothing and the Taming of the Shrew
Deceit is a common theme that Shakespeare uses in his plays to advance the plot. In The Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing he uses deceit to advance the play to reach the end of the play which is a wedding between two people that were meant to be together. Shakespeare could have used many different ways of making his plays reach the climax without using deceit but that was the most
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Taming of the Shrew Critical Lens
Thomas Handy's statement, "A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling, it must be more than the usual experience of every man and woman," is very true, and The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is no exception. There are many reasons why this story is quite unusual and there are experiences to keep it interesting. There are also many literary elements which lend to keeping this story exciting enough to
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Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew was written well over four hundred years ago and is still able to cause critical analysis from all who read the comedy. The play is based upon the idea of people using deception, or disguises, to get what one wants out of life. Each character is important to the plot but none as important as Katherina Minola. Katherina, or Kate, is “the Shrew” that gives meaning to the play. Her
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“in What Ways Is ‘the Taming of the Shrew'an Appropriate Title for the Play?”.An Exploration of Shakespeare's Dramatic Presentation of Katherina.
“In what ways is ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ an appropriate title for the play?”. An exploration of Shakespeare’s dramatic presentation of Katherina. In the play, ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, characters contribute greatly to the development of the storyline. As one of the main characters Katherina’s shrewish behaviour adds the comical aspect at the beginning of the play and by the end has been diminished with the help of Petruchio’s taming techniques. Shakespeare uses
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The Tamming of Shrew
In William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, Katherine is not truly tamed because she simply follows Petruchio’s orders without changing her spirit. Petruchio gets his hands full when he marries Katherine. She is a very wild and rough woman who needs to be tamed. In the beginning of the story, Katherine is a very wild woman; her father speaks of her violent ways: “For shame, thou hilding of a devilish spirit!” (II, i., 27-28). Baptista,
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The Taming of the Shrew
Taming of the Shrew 2 In the Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio recognizes, respects and desires Kate's intelligence and strength of character. He does not want to conquer or truly tame her. He is a man who is very confident in himself and does not want or need someone to massage his ego. Petruchio seems to me to be a man of sport and challenge and likes to surround himself with witty, challenging people. He
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A Woman of Shakespeare and a Woman's Obedience in “the Taming of the Shrew”
During Shakespeare's time of the early modern England, woman were proclaimed to be chastity, silence, and obedient. However, Shakespeare portrays woman different in his play, "The Taming of the Shrew" (Shr.), by making them strong and outspoken; even thought they still surrender to the power of men; as well as firm and cunning enough to outwit the opposite sex in the most critical situations. Does Shakespeare create champions of the fairer sex as an
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