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Acknowledging the film’s creative license with regard to its source play (The Taming of the Shrew), this entry focuses on 10 Things I Hate About You’s reception history and argues that the film’s popularity encourages some to search for its universally appealing elements, which echoes a trope about Shakespeare’s works (see Global Shakespeares: A Critical Introduction). In addition, fans of this film adaptation adopt an attitude towards 10 Things that the film itself promotes in relation to Shakespeare. Via the comically blunt English teacher, Mr. Morgan, the film directs its audience to revere Shakespeare even though he is “a dead white guy,” because his exceptional artistry bridges all historical and cultural contexts. 10 Thing’s huge commercial success at the time of its 1999 release and its more recent social media tributes suggest that such reverence is likewise bestowed upon the film itself. Practically 20 years after the film’s release, fans appear to remain largely...
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Falk, J. (2021). 10 Things I Hate About You (Dir. Gil Junger, USA, 1999). In: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99378-2_2-2
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