Be Thou Persuaded: Living in a Shakespearean World showcases performances of the Bard's most compelling characters by some of the greatest actors of the 20th century, including: Sir Laurence Olivier as Henry V, Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton in The Taming of the Shrew, John Barrymore as Hamlet, Sir John Gielgud as Richard II, Orson Welles as Macbeth, Paul Robeson as Othello, Claire Bloom as Juliet, Albert Finney as Romeo, and many more. - Container.