March 25, 2011 - Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare & movie “10 Things I Hate About You"

Small Meeting Room
Kansas City Public Library/Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street Kansas City, MO
7:00 p.m. - March 25, 2011

This is our annual literature and movie night. We will discuss Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" and then together watch the movie, "10 Things I hate About You," which is loosely based on Shakespeare's work.

The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594. We will discuss Shakespeare's play for about 30 minutes, and then we together will watch the movie, "10 Things I Hate About You." The movie is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film. It is a loose adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew set in a modern Seattle, Washington, American high school. The screeply was written by Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith.