(December 18, 2019 at 1:02 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I just watched some of the Elizabeth Taylor's 1967 film version of "The Taming Of The Shrew." . Just watching that, I couldn't help but think that wouldn't fly today.
You have the antiquated dowrey crap where the father marries off the daughter. But on top of that the character Petruchio is a abusive ass who chases her, emprisions her, forces her to marry him.
Yeah, some people think they're fit to rewrite (or at least bowdlerize) Shakespeare.
Boru
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