THE MERCHANT OF VENICE / THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - 𝐃𝐕𝐃 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞!

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE / THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - 𝐃𝐕𝐃 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞! in Excellent pre-loved condition. (back of one case cover has a tear, see last image) The critically-acclaimed screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄. Antonio (Jeremy Irons), a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock (Al Pacino), a wealthy money lender, for a loan to help his young friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) woo the fair Portia (Lynn Collins). Despite being longtime enemies, Shylock grants the request, but demands one pound of Antonio's flesh if the debt is not repaid on time. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock seeks what is legally owed to him but soon learns that those to whom evil is done, do evil in return. ----- Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton sparkle and amuse in William Shakespeare's 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐖. Petruchio, a poverty-stricken gentleman, journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There, he encounters the fiery Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. Their honeymoon becomes a humorous battle of wit and insult with Kate as determined to maintain her independence as Petruchio is to "tame" her. When the embattled couple returns to Padua, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that his is the most obedient of wives. But in reality, the shrewish Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate. mom