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** //Scott vs. Lucentio: Ways to conquer women// ** Comparing the movie //Scott Pilgrim// Vs. The World and the play //Taming of the Shrew.//

//The Taming of The Shrew// and //Scott Pilgrim Vs.The World// holds the message of what a man would do to be with the woman he's passionate for. A reoccurring story that has been re-written countless of times, each version with a unique way to end up with a beloved woman. In //The Taming of the Shrew//, Lucentio, a young man, falls head-over-heels for a young woman he finds beautiful, named Bianca. The situation is similar in //Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World//, Scott Pilgrim, a 23 year old experiences love at first sight, when he literally sees the girl of his dreams (she appeared in his dreams), Ramona Flowers, at a library. Both men, then begin their quest to end up with their crushes, bypassing any obstacle that is that standing in their way of the main objective.

While both men are deeply in-love, their journey towards the women they love is completely different. Scott has to defeat Ramona's 7 evil exes, each with a reason of hating Ramona and taking their anger out on Scott. When Scott succeeds, only then will he be able to be with Ramona without any disruptions from anyone. Lucentio, on the other hand, doesn't need to get his hands dirty for Bianca. Instead he decided to disguise as a teacher, infiltrated her home and drew Bianca into his heart from there. Not to mention that Lucentio's servant was tying up lose ends with Bianca's father, to assure Lucentio was capable of taking care of his daughter. Both stories carry a common theme with along with them; **Men go to extreme lengths to be with a woman they love, even if it is love at first sight. And because of this, men use what would normally be obstacles, as a motivator to complete their objective. This shows that love at first sight is as genuine and strong as true love, and time doesn't matter when falling for someone.**

**"If I achieve not this young modest girl.** **Counsel me, Tranio, for I know thou canst.** **Assist me, Tranio, for I know thou wilt."**

(Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 158 - 160)

//In this scene, Lucentio has previously seen Bianca for the first time and fell in love with her. He begins his journey with the help of his servant, Tranio, because Lucentio knows that Tranio is the one person that will help him.//

After seeing Ramona for the first time, Scott takes a direct approach. Here, Scott finally finds Ramona at a party he was forced to go to. After talking to Comeau (the guy that knows everyone), Scott finds out Ramona's name and also that she is attending the same party as well. This is similar to the scene in //The Taming of the Shrew// when Lucentio sees Bianca for the first time. After seeing their loves for the first time, both males campaigned their way to their women after their first attempt isn't successful (e.g. Baptista sending Bianca into their home, and Ramona uninterested in the conversation Scott tries to start).

//Sigea tellus,// disgused thus to get your love ..."
(Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 33 -35)

This is an example of Lucentio's "fight" for Bianca. While disguising himself as a school teacher, Lucentio admits his love for Bianca while Hortensio, one of Bianca's other suitors makes an unsuccessful attempt to do the same. In this scene in the movie, Scott is fighting the first of 7 "evil exes" to be with Ramona. This evil ex, appeared during Scott's band's performance. This is the start of a long road for Scott, but he demonstrates confidence and later finds out the reason why he has to fight the 7 evil exes. Scott's method of ending up with Ramona was per-determined for him. Lucentio had to come up with the plan himself to make Bianca fall in love with him, either way, the men had to go through with their methods. Scott and Lucentio are both going entirely out of their way for these women, and that not only shows that romantic love isn't the only kind of true love, but also men can fall in love within seconds and would be dedicated to a woman right off the bat.

Both Scott and Lucentio end up with the women they were after. This supports the point that love at first sight is powerful enough to aspire a male individual to fight and eventually be with the person they love. Scott physically fought his way through seven of Ramona's exes to spend the rest of his life with her. While Lucentio used his wits and eventually conquered Bianca's heart and married her. At the end of //Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World// and //The Taming of the Shrew//, the audience not only witnesses true love within the two couples, but are also witnesses to the big initiative and little time it takes for true love to happen.