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Shakespeare in Love
Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy witty period romance where theatrical invention, mistaken identities, and sincere emotion blend into elegant comedy-drama.
- Tone
- romantic, whimsical, bittersweet
- Payoff
- swoon, heartbreak
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- artistic creation, forbidden love, social hierarchy, performance and identity
- Setting
- late sixteenth century, bustling theatrical London and aristocratic estates
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