The play The Taming of the Shrew is about society and deception. Two wealthy women are awaiting a marriage that would not happen unless Katherine, the older of the two and a shrew got married first. As the men of padua lie about who they are in order to woo the beautiful Bianca, Petruchio marries Katherine in attempt to tame the untamable as many would claim. The movie 10 Things I Hate About You was about two sisters who were polar opposites. Bianca was popular and everyone wanted to be in her life whereas Kate was a “shrew” and everyone wanted to stay as far away as possible. Cameron who was in love with bianca desperately needed to take her on a date but that was only possible is her sister Kate also had a date. So he paid the stud Patrick to take her on a date and Patrick ultimately fell in love with her. Character roles in movie and books are often not translated correctly. The relationship between Katherine and Petruchio, and Katherine and Patrick were very contrastive between the movie and the play. In the play, Petruchio yearned for money and the glory of being able to tame her, while in the movie, Patrick wanted real love. In the 16th century, marriage didn’t focus on love; it focused on involuntary gain whereas today marriage is about the genuine relationship.
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The relationship between Katherine and Petruchio, and Katherine and Patrick were very contrastive between the movie and the play. In the play, Petruchio yearned for money and the glory of being able to tame her, while in the movie, Patrick wanted real love. In the 16th century, marriage didn’t focus on love; it focused on involuntary gain whereas today marriage is about the genuine relationship. This being said, in the end of the play Katherine was mostly tamed. At the end of the movie, that statement would’ve been overplayed. She was not tame, but her attitude definitely