I think it is pretty amazing that Shakespeare's plays are still being used in today's society. It is refreshing to know that brilliant writing will not go unnoticed or under appreciated by any generation; his works are being adapted to fit with the times (10 Things I Hate About You one of the funniest movies).
Even though the play's themes were disturbing because of its degrading reference to women, it can also be viewed as a good thing, because it finally shed light on the troubling matter.
However, sometimes the writing was downright confusing because there were so many characters involved and they were disguised and lying about their backgrounds that it forced its readers to pay close attention to the details. This was the type of play that definitely needed to be seen and not read because there were so many characters and stories occurring that you could get lost in the mix of it all, but if it were laid out in front of you, clearly outlining which character was which, it would be easier to comprehend.
Personally, I like the revamped version of 10 Things I Hate About You because although Heath Ledger's character, Patrick, wanted to tame Kat, he did not deliberately try and force her to become someone different. He wanted her to become just a better person overall. He wanted her to see the good in others and the good in life instead of always looking for the negative. However, in The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio wanted to change her because she was not the ideal woman; whereas in the movie, Patrick did not want her to change to be a better woman, but a better person. Once he saw the beauty in her, he did not want to change those imperfections because that made her, her.
It is pretty amazing how Shakespeare's writing can transcend into modern times and mold into what is now deemed as acceptable or inappropriate.
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