The Power of Love in 10 Things I Hate About You and Taming the Shrew "The Power of Love" is represented in various themes in both. Some of them represent superficial love, money motivation and love at first sight. These ideas can be contrasted and compared between the 1500 Elizabethan era of Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew" and the current contemporary period of the teen film "10 Things I Hate About You". The motive of romantic money motivation is a frequently suggested theme in both cases. texts: - “Tame the Shrew” and “10 Things I Hate About You”. In “The Taming of the Shrew,” Petruchio is motivated by the dowry money he would receive if he married the malignant and crude Katherina. Petruchio: “I come to live richly in Padua; so rich, then happy in Padua. » Petruchio explains that the only way to live a happy life is to marry a rich woman in Padua. His theory is that money will make him happy, although in contemporary society this assumption has been challenged. Gremio: “You will have to help me with everything. But will you woo[1]this wild cat? » Petruchio: Will I live?... Do you think it's a little noise that intimidates my ears? Have I not heard the lions roar in my time? Have I not heard the sea swollen by the winds... and the artillery of heaven thundering in the heavens?... And you speak to me with a woman's tongue, which does not give so great a blow to hear. » Petruchio boasts that taming Katherina will not be difficult because he has experienced much worse in his life than the simple scolding tongue of a woman. He emphasizes that he is fearless in his pursuit of Ka...... middle of paper...... to contribute his thoughts and feelings about her. When the camera is turned on her, she is shown walking slowly and gently, like an angel, while Cameron looks at her in amazement. Similar to "The Taming of the Shrew", Bianca also falls in love with Cameron and they attend the prom together, which is the contemporary equivalent of Lucentio and Bianca's wedding in "The Taming of the Shrew". All the themes, "motivation by money", "shallow love" and "love at first sight" are strongly represented in both texts, the Elizabethan period of 1500 of "The Taming of the Shrew" and the modern era and contemporary with “10 Things I Hate About You”. All of these themes can be used to describe "The Power of Love" and highlight the changes and continuities that have occurred over time.[1] Try to win a woman's hand in marriage; court