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... and film, Elizabethan values are reconstructed to express a modern approach to gender roles, social status, love, courtship and marriage. Appropriation of The Taming of the Shrew, thus, brings a new audience to Shakespeare whilst still retaining the significance of the original play.
Appropriation of The Taming of the Shrew
An essay on Gil Junger's appropriation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew in 10 Things I Hate About You. Re-shaping of 16th century England values to suit the contemporary context and teen film genre. Discussion of gender roles, social status, love, courtship, marriage. Filmic techniques versus dramatic techniques. Shakespeare reaches an adolescent audience.
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| language |  | english |
| wordcount |  | 989 (cca 2.5 pages) |
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APPROPRIATION OF THE TAMING OF THE SHREW 1. Texts, being constructed according to an era’s social conventions, reflect the values of that era. By examining The Taming of the Shrew in a new context, defining values of 16th century England have been creatively reshaped to conform to ...... and film, Elizabethan values are reconstructed to express a modern approach to gender roles, social status, love, courtship and marriage. Appropriation of The Taming of the Shrew, thus, brings a new audience to Shakespeare whilst still retaining the significance of the original play.
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