Cinematic and TV Adaptations Shakespearean cinema has proved as infinitely adaptable as Shakespearean theatre, perhaps more so. There have been musical adaptations, such as The Boys from Syracuse (The Comedy of Errors), Kiss Me Kate (The Taming of the Shrew), West Side Story (Romeo and Juliet) and Return to the Forbidden Planet (The Tempest). Shakespeare is often quoted at length and as part of the integrity of films: in My Own Private Idaho (Henry IV), Withnail and I (Hamlet) and Interview with the Vampire (Othello). The Complete Works features significantly in Star Wars IV. This is true on
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