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Shakespeare in Love (1998)
United StatesR123Min
7.1 ( 237K Votes )
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92 %In 1593 London, struggling playwright William Shakespeare meets and falls in love with Viola, a wealthy merchant's daughter who desires to act. They start a secret affair that inspires Shakespeare to write Romeo and Juliet. However, their romance is doomed as Shakespeare is married and Viola is betrothed to another man. Despite obstacles, their passionate portrayal of two lovers in the play inspires the audience. In the end, they part ways but Shakespeare is inspired to write Twelfth Night, imagining his love washed ashore in a strange land.
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- shakespeare's romeo and juliet
- acting
- playwright
- theater play
- historical drama
- doomed love
- doomed romance
- female dressed as male
- aspiring actress
- doomed love affair
- romantic drama
- tragic romance
- forbidden love
- london, england
- love across social classes
- queen elizabeth i character
- gender disguise
- william shakespeare character
- historical fiction
- period drama
- romantic
- queen elizabeth i
- cross dressing
- 16th century
- assumed identity
- crossdressing
- year 1593
- ensemble comedy
- rom com
- money lender
- costume drama
- play rehearsal
- acting audition
- mistress
- francis bacon
- marriage of convenience
- foot chase
- lost love
- false history
- falling from a balcony
- sex worker
- prostitute
- brothel
- ghost
- laying a jacket over a puddle
- torture
- screaming
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