1. The Shrew: 16 th Century Independence to 21 st Century “Feminist Grunge” Danielle Corcione Ramapo College of New Jersey Class of 2015 @decorcione

2. Overview Literature and Communications double major enrolled in Shakespeare On Film course Conducted Shakespearian analysis, using feminist criticism, of 10 Things I Hate About You, a 1998 film adapted from The Taming of the Shrew Benefits those interested in the intersection of feminist theory, Shakespeare, and film

3. Literature Review “Taming 10 Things I Hate About You: Shakespeare and Teenage Film Audience” by Monique Pittman “Ultimately Ripped” by Brian Reynolds As She Likes It: Shakespeare’s Unruly Women by Penny Gay

4. Theoretical Framework American third wave feminist theory Conscious of body, gender, sexuality and heteronormativity Its emergence in the mid-1990s, after “riot grrrl” movement Historical significance

5. Methodology Read the original text of The Taming of the Shrew Watched 1967 adaptation of the play Watched 10 Things I Hate About You multiple times for analysis (and leisure) Compared original text to 10 Things I Hate About You after reading several pieces of literature on both forms of media

6. Research Questions What are the differences and similarities between the original text of The Taming of the Shrew and the romantic comedy, 10 Things I Hate About You ? – What causes Kat/Kate to behave the way she does? Why does she have a negative attitude? – What causes others to believe Kat/Kate has a bad reputation?

7. Observations Kat’s emotional pain and sexual history Feeling of guilt and peer pressure Gender in the play and the film Kat’s grunge style and feminist lines

8. Discussion Would Kat act differently if she didn’t identify with feminism? Would feminism be compared to a counterculture today? What if Kat didn’t have the reputation of a modernized shrew? Would it change the way we see gender inequality in the story?

9. Conclusions Gender inequality and female representation Feminism as a countercultural metaphor Comparing and contrasting 16 th century shrew to 21 st century Kat Stratford Kat’s personality, as seen as a grunge feminist

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