The Taming of the Shrew on screen when Bianca is annoyed that Lucentio refuses to sign a pre-nuptial agreement. Katherine states it is a woman's duty to love and obey her husband, but with the requirement that he do precisely the same for her. Petruchio even willingly becomes a "house-husband" for their young children whilst Katherine is elected as Prime Minister. In 2009, ABC Family adapted the 1999 film "10 Things I Hate About You" as a sitcom of the same name, starring Lindsey Shaw and Ethan Peck. In 2014, the play featured in an episode of "My Shakespeare" on Sky Arts. Each episode of the show
The Bell Jar starred Marilyn Hassett as Esther Greenwood, the protagonist and featured the tagline: "Sometimes just being a woman is an act of courage." In the film, Joan attempts to get Esther to agree to a suicide pact, an incident which is not in the book. Joan is implied to be a lesbian in Plath's novel. In the 1999 film, "10 Things I Hate About You", titular character Kat Stratford is seen reading "The Bell Jar". In July 2016, it was announced that Kirsten Dunst would be making her directorial debut with an adaptation of "The Bell Jar" starring Dakota Fanning as