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The Taming of the Shrew with Morgan Freeman | Preview
S2 E3 - 35s
For many, the play The Taming of the Shrew is uncomfortable to watch. It was one of Shakespeare’s very first plays and may seem too brutal for modern audiences. It ends with a speech about how women should obey their men. But is this the sexist propaganda that it first appears – or is there something more complicated going on? Morgan Freeman hosts.
Morgan Freeman reunites with Co-Star Tracey Ullman
S2 E3 - 4m 34s
Morgan Freeman reunites with his own Kate, Tracey Ullman to talk about their performance in The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park production in New York, set in the Wild West.
Morgan Freeman Discusses Shakespeares take on the Shrew
S2 E3 - 2m 43s
The shrew is the oldest comic role for women. It goes back to medieval plays and persists into the late 20th century. The traditional shrew tales make a mockery of the woman, but the one in Shakespeare's play is different.
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