Amaris+Romero

= Sweet-Taming  = // (Comparing "Taming of the Shrew" to "Sweet Home Alabama") //

In the movie "Sweet Home Alabama," Melanie Carmichael returns to her home town which everyone knows her as "Felony Melanie" she is known for all the bad things she has done in her past. When people from her past realize who she is they get scared because of everything she has done, such as; blew up a cat in a bank, stole a tractor etc; Melanie returns to get a divorce from her current husband Jake Perry but he doesn't give her what she wants because she doesn't respect him in the way he wants. In the play "Taming of the Shrew" Katherine is known for her ignorance and disrespect towards people, everyone who knows her also tends to get scared just like in the movie "Sweet Home Alabama." Her current husband Petruchio is making her suffer by not letting her sleep or eat because she disrespects and she does not obey him. Petruchio and Jake are making Katherine and Melanie suffer by taking something very important away from their lives until the females obey them.

**"When you are gentle, you shall have one too, And not til then"** (Act 4, Scene 3, line numbers 75-76)

In this quote, Petruchio and Katherine have recently been wed and Petruchio steals Katherine away from her family to live with him. Petruchio tells Katherine she can not have what she wants because she is not being respectful and she is not being obedient. In order to get what she needs she would have to be respectful and present herself as //ladylike//. Which compares to the movie "Sweet Home Alabama" where Jake Perry will not give Melanie Carmichael what she seeks out most.



In the movie "Sweet Home Alabama" Melanie returns to her hometown 7 years later as a completely different person and starts to realize what type of person she has been. Back in New York City where she has been the past 7 years pursuing her career as a famous designer and lying about her past to everyone over there. She returned to her hometown where she is known as "Felony Melanie," to get her named cleared and fix everything before the press finds out about her background and hometown in Alabama. She has deceived everyone from New York City and she has deceived her family in which she also hasn't seen in 7 years. If anyone back from NYC find out about her little scam or find out about her past life they would consider her to be deceivingly rude woman who's ashamed of her past.

**"Now, in good sadness, son Petruchio, I think thou hast the veriest shrew of all"** (Act 5, Scene 2, line numbers 65-66)

In this quote, Baptista simply doubts his daughter Katherine will come to Petruchio, since Petruchio commanded her to come. Baptista claims she is the same person she was before she got married he believes she is still rude, arrogant, disrespectful, and disobedient. He does no t seem to know that Katherine has changed since her last time with him. Which compares to the movie "Sweet Home Alabama" in which Melanie returns as a completely different person as well.



In the movie "Sweet Home Alabama" Melanie returns as a different person she returned as a more proper and mature adult. She's demanding Jake her husband to sign the divorce papers in order for her to move on. Jake just keeps on making up excuses in order for him not sign them. Jake leaves the papers unsigned and leaves to the bar where he is planning to meet up with some friends. Melanie follows him and tries to confront him at the bar where he is hanging out at. Melanie ends up drinking to much and starts to tell everyone's secrets and Jake finally gives in and signs the papers. Later then she doesn't realize how much trouble she has brought upon herself yet everyone forgives her. As her past starts to become more and more familiar with who she really is she doesn't realize how perfect her life was when she didn't have to deceive everyone back in NYC. Which connects back to the play "Taming of the Shrew" where Katherine starts to give in and starts to become more ladylike and becomes a new person.

All relationships contain Deception and Honesty. Without out Honesty how is a relationship supposed to function without knowing anything about their partner. If one isn't being honest how exactly is it that there was a relationship in the first place. In the movie "Sweet Home Alabama" Melanie tells everyone in NYC that she is from a rich area in Alabama where she grew up in a very good neighborhood. While on the other hand she actually grew up in a non-wealthy area. IN the play "Taming of the Shrew" Petruchio told lies to Baptista about Katherine loving him and how she acts differently around him when no one is around. After a while one starts to realize how much they have in front of them because without deception wouldn't a relationship become some what of a bore? Honesty is the main thing that brings a relationship together. Deception can also lead to many consequences in a relationship arguments and fights for example. Honesty is what helps build up a relationship with one another. Understanding each other and realizing how much effort one can put in to make it work. In the movie " Sweet Home Alabama" Melanie finally lights up and tells her fiance and mother-in-law about her background and where it is she grew up at in order to make her relationship work. In the play "Taming of the Shrew" Petruchio was being more straight forward about things and told Katherine if she did not obey his orders she would not get what it