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To whelm or not to whelm: '10 things I hate about you'

2011; Issue: 64 Linguagem: Inglês

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Kim Edwards,

Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism

Although it's a modern rewrite of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Gil Junger's 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) might easily be underestimated as just a charmingly frothy little teen flick - indeed, some viewers might even overlook the names and quotations sprinkled throughout that pay homage to the Bard. But can you find anything more going on in what seems to be just another story of adolescent intrigue and tribulation?