âWe know what we are but know not what we may be.â -Ophelia, Hamlet (1603) The rising power of Queen Elizabeth as the monarch which had traditionally been a male preserve, resulted in âdestabilizing the structure of a societyâ (Carole Levin 93) which always expected...
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A common theme of William Shakespeareâs plays is romantic love and the quest for it; a vast amount of Shakespeareâs most celebrated works include plots which concern heterosexual romance. It can be argued that, for a lot of Shakespearian plays, this theme has a role...
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The Taming of The Shrew was one of Shakespeareâs earlier Elizabethan comedies, written in the early 1590s. Set in Renaissance Italy, it is likely that inspiration grew from popular English ballads and folktales, telling of shrewish wives tamed by their belligerent husbands. This relationship dynamic...
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Shakespeare wrote two of his greatest plays during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. She was an example of a strong and competent woman. When she addresses the troops at Tilbury, she was dressed from the waist up in armor and, from the waist down in...
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Comedy in the world of Greek playwriting was considered a popular and influential form of theatre. In addition, Greek tragedy was also a popular form of genre for theatre, which mainly expressed scenarios or stories that end tragically mainly for the protagonist. In addition, Greek...
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Today we are discussing how modern texts like 10 Things I Hate about You has borrowed an older text like The Taming Of the Shrew by comparing and contrasting different elements of both stories. Characters are a significant part of both the Taming of the...
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The topic in this yearâs festival is intertextuality between different texts. Intertextuality allows us to draw on existing ideas to create interesting new works and these texts are strongly influenced by society and culture. Shakespeareâs plays are some of the most well-known and adapted texts....
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Since gender and sexuality are interpreted as a construct of society and since literature is a method of cultural representation, works of literature can both emphasize gender norms and construct newer, less restricting portrayals of gender and sexuality. This fluctuating state of gender identity based...
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In 1999, the cult classic â10 Thing I Hate About Youâ came out. This movie rode on the ideas of Third wave feminism, which was highly prevalent in the 1990s and early 2000âs, unlike its original source material: Taming of the Shrew. Written in the...
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Is it true that having an obsession with money could lead to making radical decisions? In the play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, there is constant decision making on who or whom not to marry. In particular, Petruchio, one of the main...
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Shakespeareâs The Taming of the Shrew is often criticized for its seemingly misogynistic themes: namely, the idea of breaking a womanâs spirit and making her subservient to her husband. This is apparent through the âtamingâ of the playâs lead female character, Katherine Minola. Katherine, better...
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In The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare highlights and examines issues regarding gender relationships and inequality in the Elizabethan era. The subject of gender serves as a central idea of the work and interpretation can vary from reader to reader. Shakespeare uses Baptistaâs two daughters...
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In Shakespeareâs comedy The Taming of the Shrew, a number of individuals assume different identities through an array of varying illusions. Deception is a prominent thematic concern within the play, as a multitude of characters adopt disguises, only to reveal their true personalities. Bianca conceals...
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Two of Shakespeareâs plays which focus heavily on the theme of gender are The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night. In both plays, Shakespeare simultaneously supports and poses challenges to early-modern understandings of gender. In The Taming of the Shrew, the misogynistic treatment of...
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Shakespeareâs immense impact on the world of literature and language is still present today, over 400 years later. The themes, ideas, and messages across his works, still being relevant today, suggest he was not of an age, but in fact, for all time. Shakespeare transformed...
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Narratives which lampoon chauvinistic and misogynistic behaviour whilst simultaneously reaffirming their social validity, âThe Taming of the Shrewâ and âVinegar Girlâ blur the distinction between parody and ideals. Constructed upon the backdrop of a strict renaissance gender hegemony and its leftovers of a similarly gender-driven...
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The works of William Shakespeare, most specifically his plays, are cornerstones of western literature. Pieces that were merely intended for public entertainment are now considered timeless, and are still being researched, adapted, and enjoyed hundreds of years later. One of the reasons for this is...
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A little over 400 years ago on April 23rd William Shakespeare passed away, however, he became somewhat immortal through his fantastic dramas and literature. We learn about his tragedies, comedies, and poetry even today all around the world in high schools and at the university...
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