Films and novels are often "appropriations" of earlier texts. According to the NSW English Syllabus, appropriation is when we "take an object or text from one context and use it in another". This process can "allow new insights and emphasise contextual differences".
In other words, an appropriation is when you take a text and adapt it to a new setting (time and place). In doing this, an appropriation becomes a new text that adds meaning to the original text.
There have been many appropriations of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew over the centuries. This comedy has been adapted many times for stage, film, ballet and musical theatre. In the BBC appropriation first screened in 2005, Kate is a successful politician living in modern London. Her awful temper has meant that she has never been able to find a partner. Everyone she knows thinks marriage will be good for her. Petruchio enters her life and turns her life upside down. Another appropriation was the 1999 high school comedy - 10 Things I Hate About You. This appropriation takes place in an American High School setting where the ill-tempered Kat is pursued by 'bad boy' Patrick.
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