The fine 1980 BBC TV version is on Internet Archive. It is strange that people favor Helena. Not once but twice she traps Bertram into being her "husband". She is determined to have her will in the face of his loathing, and no matter how things are, that means "all's well that ends well", she got her way. Of course he proves himself to be a bad one by the end of the play anyway. The best you can say is that the two deserve each other, and of course Prof. Budra is right to say this is one awful pairing with no future.
What a privilege to see this lecture!!!! Marvelously done.
Wonderful! Loved the lecture on the shrew, hopefully these can continue after the plague.
There's a good audiobook on yt, with Miriam Margolyes.
The fine 1980 BBC TV version is on Internet Archive. It is strange that people favor Helena. Not once but twice she traps Bertram into being her "husband". She is determined to have her will in the face of his loathing, and no matter how things are, that means "all's well that ends well", she got her way. Of course he proves himself to be a bad one by the end of the play anyway. The best you can say is that the two deserve each other, and of course Prof. Budra is right to say this is one awful pairing with no future.