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= Nothing Can Come Between True Love =

In the book "Taming of the Shrew", there is a lot of parental controversy about relationships and weddings. Their father had a big part in there dating life. Bianca and Katherine's father wanted Katherine to be wed first, and didn't want men talking to Bianca until that were to happen. Even after Katherine was married, their father got angry at Lucentio for marrying Bianca without his consent. They didn't even talk to him about it, they just went for it. Although it was different back then, it still connects to how things are now. In the movie "A Walk to Remember" from 2002, Jamie Sullivan's father doesn't want her speaking to this boy Landon because he believes that he is no good for her. He just doesn't want to see his daughter getting hurt, and is trying to make the decisions for her.

Bianca and Katherine's father, and Jamie's father do act similar in the many ways, but there motivations and there situations are also very different. In "Shrew", Bianca's father is angry that she married Lucentio without asking for his permission and consent first. He doesn't want them to be together because of this fact. The situation in "A Walk to Remember" is very different. Jamie's father doesn't want her going on a date with Landon or seeing him, because he always treated her poorly in the past. Her dad thinks that he is a bad kid and doesn't deserve her.

Back then parents had a great say on what there kids did and who they were aloud to see, but times have changed. Jamie's father had more of a say on who Jamie could see and who she couldn't see while in "Shrew", Baptista only had small say on who his daughter Bianca saw. It wasn't that he didn't care, it was just that she didn't really listen to what he had to say. In the movie, "A Walk to Remember" Jamie really listens to her dad and waits for his approval before she starts to see Landon. **Parents now, have more control on there kids lives then they did back them.**

=“Gentlemen importune me no farther, for how I firmly am resolved you know: That is, not to bestow my youngest daughter before I have a husband for the elder.” (Act.1 Sc.1 pg. 33).=

In “Shrew”, Baptista has a lot of say in his daughters lives. Baptista is telling all the men who are infatuated with Bianca that no one can be with her until he marries away his first daughter Katherine. Everyone thinks that won’t be for awhile though because she is horrible in everyone’s eyes. Baptista has little hope for his daughter Katherine to be married, but he still tries. He has to approve the men first and have Katherine wed off until he lets his other daughter Bianca get married.

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In the middle of "A Walk to Remember" when Jamie and Landon really start to like each other, her father sits down and has a talk with her. Her father tells her **"Jamie, boys like that...Well, they have expectations. You know the rules around here are not going to change!"** Which Jamie says to this **"Fine."** being calm as anything. Her father looks slightly confused about her calm ease with the situation and then says **"Now, you might not care what I say or think, but you should care about God's opinion."** He says this to try and make her reconsider her feelings for Landon because of their strong beliefs for God. After her father brings up God, and how she should care what he thinks she say that **"I think he wants me to be happy."** and walks inside. This relates to the quote from "Shrew", because Baptista doesn't want anyone talking to Bianca until Katherine is wed. The differences with the quotes are that in "Shrew" Baptista doesn't want anyone talking to Bianca until Katherine is wed. In "A Walk to Remember" the reason that Jamie's father doesn't want her talking to Landon is because he doesn't think he's such a good person for her. He's had his share of trouble with the law, and has a lack of faith towards God.

= = =“But do you hear, sir, have you married my daughter without asking my goodwill?” (Act.5 Sc. 1 pg. 203)=

Another quote in “Shrew” that shows parental interferences in dating is when Lucentio and Bianca walk in and Lucentio tells Bianca’s father about how they are married. Baptista was angry with Lucentio, because instead of asking for permission to marry his youngest daughter in which he should have, they went off together and got married. On the other hand, Petruchio took the time and asked Baptista for his permission to marry his other daughter, Katherine, which is why he wasn't angry about those two being married.

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At this part of the movie is when Landon goes to ask Jamie's father for permission to take her to dinner. Landon walks into church while Jamie's father is practicing a sermon and says **"Uh, yes, sir. I'd like to ask your daughter to dinner on Saturday night."** Trying to get a date with Jamie. Her dad responds with, **"That's not possible."** Landon still trying to get the permission that he wants, which is to take the Reverends daughter out to dinner says, **"Well...with all due respect, sir, I ask you to reconsider.**" After hearing this her dad responds with **"With all due respect, Mr. Carter, I made my decisions. You can, uh, exit the way you entered."** In "A Walk to Remember", the situation are slightly similar to each other, but also different. The similarities are that in "Shrew" Baptista is basically saying, I don't want you to be with my daughter. In "A Walk to Remember", Jamie's father is saying the same thing. Both fathers are trying to influence who there daughters see. The difference is that in the book, Lucentio never asked for permission to marry Bianca and lied for awhile about who he really was. In the movie, Landon actually took the time to approach Jamie's father and ask for permission to take his daughter out. Even though it showed a lot of respect, it didn't mean that her father approved of the situation.

The book and the movie both pretty much tie together at the end. Lucentio and Bianca stay married and everyone appears to be happy. At the end of the movie, Landon asks for Jamie's father's permission to marry her, and he says yes. They get married in the church her mother and father got married at. She sadly dies at the end of the summer because of cancer at eighteen years old. It isn't exactly the same, but they both showed parental interferences in relationships. Parents didn't just have a say on who their kids could see many years back, it still dates up to this day. It shows throughout different movies, everyday life, and old books like "The Taming of the Shrew".