The Taming of The Shrew 1967 Baptista Sir Michael Hordern, a rich Paduan merchant, announces that his fair young daughter, Bianca Natasha Pyne, will remain unwed until her older sister, Katharina Dame Elizabeth Taylor, a hellish shrew, has wed Lucentio Michael York, a student and the son of a wealthy Pisan merchant, has fallen in love with Bianca He poses as a tutor of music and poetry to gain entrance to the Baptista household and to be near Bianca Meanwhile, Petruchio Richard Burton, a fortune hunting scoundrel from Verona, arrives in Padua, hoping to capture a wealthy wife Hortensio Victor Spinetti, another suitor of Bianca, directs Petruchios attention to Katharina When Hortensio warns him about Katharinas scolding tongue and fiery temper, Petruchio is challenged and resolves to capture her love Hortensio and another suitor of Bianca, Gremio Alan Webb, agree to cover Petruchios costs as he pursues Katharina