Let me start off with saying I did not think "The Taming of the Shrew" would be a good read. But lately I have not been able to put it down and I can really relate to the main character, Katharina. After you get past the Shakespearan dialogue and focus on the big picture it is a great story.
"10 Things I Hate About You" is a movie that was adapted from the play. Two teenage sisters, Kat and Bianca, live with their father. Bianca wants to go to prom but the deal is that her sister must also go for her to be able to attend. Therefore, Patrick is hired to take Kat to prom so that Bianca is also able to go. In the end Kat and Patrick find out they have genuine feelings for one another and start a relationship.
What I liked the most about the movie was that it was able to maintain the core essence of the book. It was so simple to see the shrew in Kat and Bianca's need to be socially acceptable. They were also able to capture the struggle to be the alpha in the relationship between Kat and Patrick that we read about in the book between Kat and Pet.
My favorite part of the movie was at the end when Kat read her poem out loud in front of class. I could feel her frustration from being in love with someone who had betrayed her trust. I could feel her pain from being in love with someone that had played with her emotions. Watching that scene also made me curious to find out how Kat and Petruchio would fall in love? Like at what moment would he tame her into showing the love she truly had for him. In the end I enjoyed the movie and it portrayed the play very well.
Great questions!
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