#taming the shrew

[opheliawillowbrook]

Hey all! So I've finally got this updated ready and I'm so excited to share it. I've been spending a lot of time with this story recently and I'm in love with period pieces lately so I'm really excited to be writing a story rich with inspirational history and drama.

I did make some very very slight changes to the original version of the Zine pieces this is jumping off of. However, they're so slight that it is not necessary to reread it, but if you feel the need to refresh your memory feel free.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this ride because I'm in love with writing it.

[onlinesweetheart]

<3

[mrs-starkgaryen]

MORE PRECISE POLLS:

Comedies

Tragedies

Histories

Please say why you chose, I'm interested and please share for bigger sample

P.s: I chose to do this poll cuz after r&j, hamlet, macbeth and midsummer's night's dream, I didnt study any of the others.

I was curious to see which one I should read first (as I want to expand my reading and I'm getting shakespeares works for christmas which I wanted after I went to see Tom Holland's r&j which blew me away and made appreciate shakey a lot more)

I'm sorry I failed you 'much ado about nothing' fans 😭

[bethanydelleman]

I was talking about a historical male author I dislike because I found his works misogynistic and the person said, "Oh, well I suppose you don't read Shakespeare either." and I was like, "Shakespeare? SHAKESPEARE?!?! Of course I read Shakespeare, that man loved women."

Shakespeare wrote a wide variety of fleshed out female characters. He wrote Damsels in Distress, Cross-dressing Girlbosses, and Complex Female Villains. He wrote a woman who refused to sell her virtue to save her family and then shamed her brother for suggesting it. He wrote Taming of the Shrew and it's opposite, All's Well that Ends Well, in which the wife hunts down and tames the husband. He wrote men who are good because they listen to, trust, and defend women. He wrote women of all kinds. He wrote women who drive the plot and women doomed by the narrative. He wrote women in love and women who pathetically follow a man who doesn't like them and women in hatred. He wrote sensible women and silly women and everything in between of all ages.

I wish modern authors could write women as well as he did.

[eliasbouchardslut]

me and my coworkers were talking and it made me curious

[transsexualcoriolanus]

obsessed with tragedies that were almost comedies and comedies that were almost tragedies and comedies in which the happy ending is actually tragic

[ropebunnykant]

y'all think he's burning, pining, and perishing??

Kant Pattanawat in The Heart Killers | Cameron James in 10 Things I Hate About You | The Taming of the Shrew (Act I, Scene I) by William Shakespeare

[sea-owl]

You know what era of romcoms I miss? It's the early 2000s teen romcoms that were based on classic literature. They were some of my favorite ones, and yeah, some were loosley based, but they still hit those important bases, and they were so much fun.

We had:

Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew - 10 Things I Hate About You

Shakespeare's 12th Night - She's the Man

Snow White - Sydney White

Cinderella - A Cinderella Story, What a Girl Wants

Little Mermaid - Aquamarine

Jane Austen's Emma - Clueless

The Scarlett Letter - Easy A

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - Warm Bodies

Shakespeare's Midnight Summer's Dream - Get Over It

Pygmalion - She's All That

Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor - John Tucker Must Die

Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility - Material Girls

I might be missing some, but I remember just having fun with these. One of my English teachers also showed us a few of these movies while studying Shakespeare to show how pieces of literature can change over the years and inspire other's own takes.

[legendary-dumpster-fire]

RIP William Shakespeare, you would have loved neopronouns

[opheliawillowbrook]

Damirae Week Day 5: AL ISIKANA / SUBMISSION

Lol meant to post this sooner, but between one tiny chicken refusing to put herself to bed and one silly kitten forcing his entire head into a cat nip container (he might need rehab) I'm finally in my sweatpants and ready to chill... Also have a wedding tomorrow I'm doing hair for so I had to pack for that too... Anyway I wrote yesterday:

You guys have no idea how excited I am to have completed this update for Damirae Week, especially for the theme of Al istikana / Submission. Taming of the Shrew has always been one of my favorite works by Shakespeare because of how richly layered it is, full of endless interpretations. One of the things that fascinates me most about it is its exploration of marriage, along with the themes of submission and acceptance, which are central to the story and resonate in such complex ways.

In modern times, the idea of submission in relationships often carries a narrow, sometimes negative connotation—often viewed as inherently misogynistic or restrictive. But in Shakespeare’s day, submission within marriage or partnership was seen in a broader, more nuanced way. It was understood not just as compliance or passivity but as a layered form of harmony and balance, where two people could work within society's rules to build a union of mutual support. For instance, Katherine and Petruchio’s relationship can be interpreted not only as a battle of wills but also as a journey toward understanding and interdependence, with submission working both ways, even subtly, at times.

In my update, I’m exploring how Taming of the Shrew’s perspectives on submission might unfold within the Damirae pairing—bringing out those themes in a way that resonates across eras, where submission isn’t just about control or obedience but about discovering a form of love that’s rooted in respect, honesty, and even defiance. I can’t wait to share how it’s come together thus far.

That being said, some of these themes and prospect will be explored further down the line as the story further unfold, but for now this where we're at!

Hope you all enjoy and once again, Happy Damirae Week

With love --Ophelia

[chicademartinica]

Very red ingenues !

Bianca in 10 things I hate about you (1999)

Bison in The heart killers (2024)

[mrs-starkgaryen]

Favourite Shakespeare's Comedies

After my other poll, I am going to be specific. There shall be a battle of the favourites!!

For-

Two Gentleman of Verona (comment 🐕)

Winter's Tale (comment ⌛️)

For the love of Shakespeare, please reblog for a better analysis

[silentagecinema]

oh to cry is to feel

[ediths-shades]

Costume appreciation

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in The Taming of the Shrew (1967)

Costume design by Irene Sharaff

[anneslovegood]

“classic literature is so boring, why do high schools never change the reading requirements for kids? how can these books still be relevant?!”

oh, honey, if you only knew the amount of teen romcoms based on classic literature

[lesbian-david-tennant]

Elaan's costumes in Star Trek, Elaan of Troyius (3x13)