The taming of the shrew
Title:
The taming of the shrew
Uniform Title:
Taming of the shrew (Television program : 1980)
Publication Information:
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., c2003.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast on the BBC series, The Shakespeare plays, in 1980.
Special features: Digitally remastered ; picture & sound enhanced ; PC/MAC downloadable scripts ; scene selection.
Contents:
Act I : Lucentio & Tranio arrive ; Lucentio has fallen in love ; Bianca gets a tutor -- Act II : Katherine chases Bianca ; Petruchio pressures Baptista ; Baptista, Gremio & Tranio enter -- Act III : The day before Katherine's wedding ; Everyone has gathered for the wedding ; Tranio & Lucentio stay behind -- Act IV : Grumio arrives complaining ; Kate starves at Petruchio's house ; Tranio & Vincentio -- Biondello takes Lucentio & Bianca to the church ; Lucentio throws a banquet ; Kate is the first wife to come.
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Summary:
The marriage of two strong-minded people provides the spark for a comic confrontation between the sexes: The "shrew," Katharina, is so ill-tempered she seems unlikely to find a husband. Her father refuses to let her younger sister marry until Katherina is off his hands. Petruchio appears, marries Katharina, and "tames" her so well that he wins a bet with two other men on a test of their wives' obedience. Dr. Miller's production portrays Petruchio as an early Puritan, to reflect his view that the play is about the need to set up a sober household.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC; REGION 1.
Language Note:
ENGLISH DIALOGUE; WITH OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
