Thryth writes:

--- "Werness, Charles" <st08@SJNMA.ORG> wrote:

I could only do ONE SCENE from Romeo and Juliet
(yes, the EASIEST AND MOST
CLICHED SHAKESPEARE PLAY EVER) before the whole
thing fell apart at the
seams.  To whoever can complete this, kudos to you.

I think Takahashi beats us all since the storyline in
general is very much The Taming of the Shrew

    Eh? Aside from having a hero and heroine arguing
and fighting with each other, which would include about
90% of all manga and anime involving some element of romance
ever made, what do Ranma 1/2 and The Taming of the Shrew have
in common? I mean, can anyone compare Ranma to Petruchio
with a straight face? Ranma's just not that smart or that
skilled at dissimulation. And Akane isn't a tenth the
shrew Kate is. Nor is their relationship the same.

    I think the comparison to Much Ado About Nothing's
Beatrice and Benedick is a better one, not that I think
there's any influence there either.


Reid Carson
rcarson@rcarson.com


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