Jasmien+Gladden

= To Be In Romantic Bliss =

In "Shrew," Lucentio falls in love with Bianca before actually seeing her and does everything to get to marry.The easiest way he thought would be to pretend to be a music teacher and give Bianca lessons. In the movie "The Best Man", Lance falls in love with Mia the first time he saw her in college. Through the years they grown to have a relationship and now he plans on marring her.

Although Lucentio and Lance share the beliefs in how romantic love is pictured to be, they still have their differences. Lucentio changes himself only by posing to be someone else to get to Bianca heart. On the other hand Lance changes himself by actually changes the type of person he is normally to a man that Mia would want to be with. Both of these situations illustrates how over the centuries men striving to get who they want no matter what it takes to them have not change as much. **Women have the power to make a man do things up to the point where the women would found him irresistible.**

="But see, while idly I stood looking on, I found the effect of love-in-idleness ... Tranio, I burn, I pine! I perish Tranio, If I achieve not this young modest girl." = (Act 1; scene 1, 152-58)

This quote demonstrates how Lucentio has falling in love with Bianca appearance. Then his servant Tranio tries to tell him that he is missing the main point of the situation because he is love struck from pretty Bianca. Now he has to plan how he will get close to her by posing as Camio, a music teacher.

Lucentio find himself in a familiar situation in the movie.However, in the movie Lance approach is different. Early in the movie, "The Best Man", Lance meets Mia for the first time in college. He wanted her as soon as he laid eyes on her. However, his friend Harpo tells Lance that Mia is basically not his type because he was a "player" who deals with a lot of females. Harpo says," She's a good girl. She comes to work on time and she dependable. No!" This is showing how Harpo thinks Lance is missing the big picture about the fact that he may cheat on Mia like he does every other girl. So Harpo refuses to help him get her. However, Lance thinks to himself and believes he can get her without his friend's help. Therefore Lance still wants her so he want his friend to help him get to her. Now Lance wants to change himself to be the perfect man for Mia.

= Tranio i coral lips to move, and with her breath she did perfume in the air. Sacred and sweet was all I saw in her. = (Act 1; scene 1; 176-78)

Even though Tranio doesn't believe he looking at the big picture, Lucentio still is on cloud nine about Bianca's beauty. This quote illustrates when Lucentio heard her speak, her words were sweet like perfume in the air. It didn't matter what she said, he alone saw the beauty, sweetness, and innocence in Bianca. He knew from all other that he wanted her as his wife. Being Camio would just make it easier for him to win her over.

Though Harpo wasn't a good friend at first when it came to Lance and Mia, at the end he made everything work out. At first Harpo thought Lance couldn't change himself to be the perfect man for Mia because of the type of person he was. However, once he notice how bad Lance wanted Mia to be his wife he had no choice but to help. Lance loved everything about Mia and made Harpo pray with him that Mia would take the man that he is trying to be for her. Harpo told Lance, "If it kills me, I will make sure you get over that broom.". This quotes illustrates how at first Harpo thought Lance wasn't looking at the big picture as to why he wouldn't be good for Mia. Then he saw how much Lance wanted her as his wife, he felt he had no choice but to help.

At the end Lance and Lucentio both get the wives they wanted. However, Lucentio got Bianca by changing himself as posing as another person. That is showing how centuries ago, men took getting what they wanted to a whole different and more complex level to fit the romantic theme.. In the movie, "The Best Man", Lance changes himself mentally and emotionally. He had to change his mind set of a relationship, which most men in today's society would do to get the woman they want to be with other than taking it to extreme. The movie is more modern day and how most people look at love today. The movie have people believe that a man should change himself for the women he want so they could live in the perfect picture of romantic bliss.