Will Shakespeare

Which of the plays by Will Shakespeare inspired these modern movies & TV ???

Summaries of his plays….

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Mix-and-match couples in the woods near Athens. “Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

The Taming of the Shrew: The beautiful and gentle Bianca has no shortage of admirers but her father insists that she will not marry until her shrewish sister, Katharina, is betrothed. Bianca's suitors persuade fortune-seeker Petruchio to court her. Petruchio intends to browbeat Katharina into submission and he denies her food, sleep and her new clothes, whilst continuously singing her praises. Katharina is tamed.

Othello: Iago preys on Othello’s jealousy and drives him to murder.

Romeo and Juliet: Forbidden love tempts and destroys a young couple.

Hamlet: A young prince plans revenge against his murdering uncle who has taken power.

Twelfth Night: Orsino loves Olivia. Olivia loves Cesario. Cesario is really Viola, who loves Orsino.

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10 Things I Hate About You

Meet the Stratford sisters: pretty and popular Bianca, who has never had a date; and Kat, her older sibling, an ill-tempered harridan whose acerbic wit is matched only by her steadfast determination to alienate any guy who might be remotely interested in her. Unfortunately, strict rules in the Stratford household forbid Bianca from having a boyfriend until her odious sister has one of her own-a situation that seems highly improbable considering Kat is a social disaster. Bianca's desperation for

romance turns into a convoluted scheme to match Kat with her male equivalent--a guy whose reputation is so infamous, Kat might rise to the

challenge and find him worthy of her concealed charms. Mayhem ensues when Patrick Verona -- a sullen young man with a mysterious

past -- is bribed by Bianca's wannabe boyfriend to woo and win Kat, in order to clear the way for Bianca to begin dating.

The Lion King

A young lion prince is born in Africa, thus making his uncle Scar the second in line to the throne. Scar plots with the

hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba, thus making himself King. The King is killed and Simba is led to believe by Scar that it was his fault, and so flees the kingdom in shame.

After years of exile he is persuaded to return home to overthrow the usurper and claim the kingdom as his own thus

completing the "Circle of Life".

Gnomeo & Juliet

The neighboring gardens of Montague and Capulet are at war! Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as

many obstacles to overcome as they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple

find lasting happiness?

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Odin James is the black star of the basketball team at an otherwise white boarding school. He is headed for

big time with his sport and is in love with Desi, the most popular girl in school. Meanwhile, Hugo is the coach's

son, but he is outshone on court by Odin, and his father says he thinks of Odin as a son as well. Hugo's feelings

of envy and neglect lead him to construct a plot to make Odin doubt Desi's love for him, a plot which Hugo is

willing to take to its most extreme consequences.

Get Over It

Berke is devastated when his girlfriend Allison kicks him out. She takes up with cocky Striker, who claims fame as a singer, and the two of them audition for the school's musical. Berke follows suit, much to the annoyance of

his basketball team buddies Felix and Bentley. Our hero finds himself not only in the play but eventually as one of the leads, partly due to help from Felix's sister Kelly. As First Night approaches, questions need answering -

Will Berke and Striker come to blows? Can Bentley take over as the lead dancer? Isn't Kelly nicer than Allison

anyway?

Deliver Us From Eva

Eva Dandridge is a very uptight young woman who constantly meddles in the affairs of her sisters and their husbands. Her in-laws, who are tired of Eva interfering in their lives, decide to set her up with

someone so she can leave them alone. They end up paying Ray, the local "playboy," $5,000 to date

her. The plan goes by smoothly, but troubles come when Ray actually falls in love with Eva.

She’s the Man

When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks in London, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguises herself as him, and

proceeds to fall for one of her soccer teammates. Little does she realize she's not

the only one with romantic troubles, as she, as he, gets in the middle of a series of

intermingled love affairs.

Warm Bodies

With much of the world's population now an undead horde, R is a young and oddly introspective zombie. While fighting with

and feeding on a human scavenger party, R meets Julie and feels an urge to protect her. What happens next is the

beginning of a strangely warm relationship that allows R to begin regaining his humanity. Caught between the paranoid human forces and the ferocious "Bonies", zombies who are a

mutual threat, R and Julie must find a way to bridge the differences of each side to fight for a better world no one

thought possible.

Romeo Must Die

When a Chinese gang lord's son is murdered in Oakland, his brother, Han, breaks out of a

Hong Kong prison to find out how it happened and to avenge his death. He arrives on

controlled turf, a waterfront run by the rival gang-lords Ch'u Sing (Han's father) and Isaak

O'Day, and their respective Chinese and African-American crime organizations. When it is clear that something bigger is involved, Han

teams up with O'Day's daughter Trish to continue the hunt for justice.

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy, aka SAMCRO, is a motorcycle club that operates both illegal and legal businesses in the small town of Charming. They combine gun-

running and a garage. Clay, the president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson

(whose father was originally head of the club) and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the

way things are, based on his dead father's journal. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their

personal relationships.

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Which of the plays by Will Shakespeare inspired these modern movies & TV ???

Shakespeare ModernHamlet 1. The Lion KingTaming of the Shrew 2. 10 Things I Hate About YouRomeo & Juliet 3. Gnomeo & JulietOthello 4. OA Mid Summer Nights Dream 5. Get Over ItTaming of the Shrew 6. Deliver us for EvaTwelfth Night 7. She’s the ManRomeo & Juliet 8. Warm BodiesRomeo & Juliet 9. Romeo Must DieHamlet 10. Sons of Anarchy