Money, Love ,Aspiration In "The Great Gatsby" And "The Taming Of The Shrew" It is often said that great minds think alike. We have Shakespeare being one of the greatest playwrites in time, and F.Scott Fitzgerald being one of America's most famous authors. So it would not be surprising to say that both author and playwrite wrote works which were quite comparable even today, despite the time difference in which they were written. Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew takes place in Elizabethan England as Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is set in America in the 1920's. Both pieces however endow characters which show similar characteristics and if carefully analyzed show recurring themes of Love, Money and Aspiration in many similar aspects.
One recurring theme that is evident throughtout both pieces is love as both authors try to point out to their readers that what you see is not always what you get. This is apparent with Shakespeare's character of Lucentio in the taming of the shrew. Lucentio is an ambitous individual whos impulsive behaviour makes him a prime target for a seemingly beautiful and fair lady named Bianca, the daughter of a wealthy man named Baptista Minola. After seeing Bianca for the first time in a crowded marketplace, lucentio falls in love with Bianca at first sight and vows to marry her because she is so "virutous and fair". Similarily, in the great gatsby the main character by the name of Gatsby falls hopelessly in love with a wealthy woman named Daisy, after knowing her for a very little time. Gatsby, like Lucentio, vows to achieve Daisy and in the midst of his dream he is unable to see the reality of the situation. A world in which Daisy has moved on from their past relationship, gotten married, and even given birth to a daughter. However, Gatsby is so obsessively tangled in his hopes of love that he fails to see Daisy for the corrupted person she really is.
Ten Things I Hate About You is an 1999 adaptation of the Taming of the Shrew. ... One saw how Kate was not abusive as in The Taming of the Shrew. ... In the Taming of the Shrew most of the storyline is set in Padua Italy. ... The Taming of the Shrew was not set in 1999. ... Taming of the Shrew is set in Padua Italy and Verona Italy. ...
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy written by William Shakespeare, written in the year 1594 ("Shakespeare, William"). ... However, Katherina is courted, married, and tamed by Petruchio ("Lambs' Tales From Shakespeare - The Taming Of The Shrew"). ... During the play Katherina ties up her sister and beats her ("MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare-Free Book notes/Chapter Summary"; "NovelGuide: The Taming of the Shrew"). ... Instead of becoming discouraged, Petruchio become determined to tame Katherina ("Lambs' Tales From Shakespeare - The Taming Of The Shrew"...
The Taming of the Shrew Through the many days in life people are repeatedly changing themselves in order to gain satisfaction for themselves. In William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew Katherine, the shrew, is seemingly tamed through her interactions with Petruchio; however, the taming is merely a facade used by Katherine to gain what she has always desired. ... Katherine is not a shrew, she just wants to attain certain things and goes through a change trying to do so. ... That is why Petruchio would appear to have an effect on her, making a reader believe she was tamed. ...
Taming of the Shrew Gender Roles in The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew has always been an important play for those who study gender and its depiction early literature. ... Clearly this is showed in The Taming of the Shrew with Katherine. ... "Yet as a literary character the shrew was not created only to be destroyed, she was a source of great energy and fun in early English drama- (161). ... "One important component of shrewishness was talking "talking too much, or too loudly and publicly, or too crossly for a woman- (Dolan, "Shrew...
By comparing and contrasting "10 Things I Hate About You" with "The Taming of the Shrew" it will be shown clearly that "10 Things I Hate About You" was derived from the Shakespearean play, "The Taming of the Shrew" and is much more relevant to our times. It is obvious and easy to see that "10 Things I hate About You" was directed more towards an audience of teenagers where "The Taming of the Shrew" was directed for an audience of adult and older people. ... In "The Taming of the Shrew" There are many similarities in "10 Things I Hate About You" and "The Taming of The Shrew" such as th...
The Taming of the Shrew In Shakespeare's comedy, Taming of the Shrew, Katherine and Bianca are different in their own ways. Katherine is the protagonist of the play and the shrew referenced in the title. ... Katherine's appearance as a shrew results from underlying insecurities. ... As Petruchio and Katherine begin their relationship together, Petruchio takes on the difficult chore of taming his shrew. ... But she may have the potential to become a "shrew" herself. ...
Analysis of the theme of Acting in The Taming of the Shrew In William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew, the theme of acting is apparent throughout the course of the play. ... Through this theme, Shakespeare has made The Taming of the Shrew a play within a play. ... She becomes less like a shrew and grows into a kind, gentle person. ... As apparent in the previous examples, William Shakespeare uses the theme of acting, as well as the role playing of the characters to present the plot of The Taming of the Shrew skillfully. ... This rings true in The Taming of the Shrew, bec...
Shakespeare highlights the theme of marriage, in particular the role of the woman in the marriage, in The Taming of the Shrew. ... Like his other romantic comedies, The Taming of the Shrew focuses on courtship and marriage and the various roles that the man and woman play, but, unlike most of them, it devotes a great deal of attention to married life after the wedding. ... Already we are being shown compliance from Kate, who was regarded as a shrew with a sharp tongue. ... Living with the shrew, he says, could not possibly be worse than enduring the hardships of war or the sea. ... The fi...
