Compare And Contrast Taming Of The Shrew And 10 Things I Hate About You

“No shame but mine. I must, forsooth, be forced to give my hand, opposed against my heart, unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen, who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure”. Although based around the same shakespearean plot the story Taming of the Shrew has many differences both minor and major compared to 10 Things I Hate About You. Even with the differences both pieces of work have similarities. When comparing stories to movies several factors come to play such as character development, plot, setting, tone, or even the situations the characters are in. Taming of the Shrew is a shakespearean play that takes place in Padua and was essentially the basis for the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. Although being based around the same thing the movie and play have significant differences. In Taming of the Shrew Lucentio comes to Padua for academic reasons with his servant Tranio. Throughout the play, Petruchio tortures his wife Katherine in order to “tame” her and marries her against her will. Another difference that exists is the play is with wealthier older men and women instead of teenagers in a private high school. The play also involves more characters that differentiate the situations that each character struggles through or moves the plot.

In 10 Things I Hate About You the protagonist, Cameron, is a new student and falls for Bianca who has already fallen for Joey or Hortensio as known in the play. Patrick Verona, who is the wooer of Kat, decides that he will make her fall for him by becoming the ideal man for her. Verona, as everyone calls him, is considered a juvenile by the entire school. The movie is a more censored version compared to the play and stars a teenager love story and excludes various characters that starred in the play such as Vincentio and