Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Learning about Shakespeare's Act 3 Scene 1, Conan episode, and our film

This is a short summary that I took off of Shmoop for everyone to easily grasp the meaning of the act:
  • At Baptista's place, Hortensio (as Licio) and Lucentio (as Cambio) bicker over who gets to tutor Bianca first. Bianca interjects and tells the men that she, not them, decides when, what, and how she will learn. Licio will tune his instrument while Cambio finishes his Latin language lesson.
  • During the Latin lesson, Lucentio (as Cambio) reads from a Latin text and pretends to translate the words into English. He reveals (apparently, not for the first time) his true identity and his plan to win Bianca.
  • Instead of telling on Lucentio, Bianca plays coy and says she can't promise him anything because she doesn't yet trust him.
  • Hortensio (as Licio) takes over and begins his fake music lesson. He gives Bianca a love letter (disguised as a set of music instructions) while Lucentio (as Cambio) watches and worries that Bianca will like the music tutor instead of him.
  • A messenger arrives with news that Bianca has to help Kate prepare for the wedding, so she leaves. 
Works Cited (so that this is not plagiarism):
Shmoop Editorial Team. "The Taming of the Shrew Act 3, Scene 1 Summary."Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 2008. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.


Basically, Bianca is being courted by numerous suitors. In our film, we have taken this simple plot and added many twists from Conan episode 39-40, “Wealthy Daughter Murder Case”. However, instead of Bianca being courted, our film shows Katherine being wooed. If you want to see the original Conan episode, this is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc8I7TN8aAA

Also, for our film we have split it up into 3 sections: Acts 1, 2, and 3 (which is why we have 3 filming days, one for each part).

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