The Taming of the Shrew
Introduction Both Franco Zeffirelli's 1967 romantic drama, "The Taming of the Shrew."Ten Things I Hate About You, directed by Gil Junger, are based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." The 1967 film has the same name as the original play and is set in the Elizabethan era and at the same location as the original play, Padua. Similarly, the modern adaptation of the play, set in Padua High School, is a high school cliche. Both films are commonly viewed as a story about two lovers, but they are argued to be far more misogynistic than liberating. I think either of these statements is entirely accurate, but elements of both apply to the two films. Shakespeare addresses the concept of a woman becoming the property of her lover and having to do anything he orders her to do in "The Taming of the Shrew." The filmmaker explores a similar topic in "10 Things I Hate About You." When comparing the two visual manuscripts, the variations in topics...
