Shakespeare Re-Told

A British mini-series consisting of four Shakespeare plays updated to the modern day with modern sensibilities.

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Tropes used in Shakespeare Re-Told include:

The Alcoholic: Don
Belligerent Sexual Tension: As usual.
Brainless Beauty: Hero starts out this way.
Celebrity Paradox: Shakespeare exists in universe, but it is never stated as to whether the play the story is based on was written.
Daddy's Girl: Hero
Fiery Redhead: Benedick. Beatrice also has a reddish tint to her hair, she also attends the costume party as Elizabeth I, another well known Fiery Redhead.
Hot Scoop
Human Interest Story: Beatrice wants to cover one about the closure of a nursing home.
Monster Clown: Invoked by Don's creepy party costume.
Nice Guy: Peter the director.
Those Two Guys: The security guards.

Beleaguered Assistant: Tim
Berserk Button: Kate, she's like a female Don from Sexy Beast.
Boisterous Bruiser: The first thing Petruchio does is to break open a door to his his only friend, Harry.
Crossdresser: Petruchio gets these urges sometimes, usually at the most inappropriate moments.
Drowning My Sorrows: Harry does this after Bianca dumps him.
Gold Digger: Petruchio wants to get to married to pay off his debts.
Hair-Trigger Temper: Kate seems permanently furious.
Hot-Blooded: Petruchio gets over hangovers by fighting them.
Impoverished Patrician: Petruchio has a title and an estate but no liquid assets.
Love At First Sight: Petruchio to Kate (surprisingly).
Missing Mom: Petruchio's mother left when he was six.
The Nameless: Petruchio is never named as such in the entirety of the film.
The Napoleon: Kate gets this treatment especially coupled with her political aspirations.
Prenup Blowup
Romancing the Widow: Harry
Tomboy and Girly Girl: Kate and Bianca respectively.
The Wonka: Petruchio, his eccentricity and his cavalier attitude allows him to court Kate successfully.
Workaholic: Kate's diary has a full work day but in the evening she's emptying the bin.

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