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    Shakespeare in Love” a film by John Madden Write down 20 words that will help you remembering the plot of the film. Theatre‚ Queen Elizabeth‚ actors‚ audition‚ Thomas Kent‚ Viola‚ complicated/forbidden love‚ Wessex is going to marry Viola‚ Christopher Marlowe gets killed‚ “Romeo and Juliet” * Describe William Shakespeare as a character in the film William’s character in the film a lot like Romeo’s. William is also charming‚ handsome and in love with a woman he’s not allowed to be with.

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    John Madden’s multi-award winning film Shakespeare in Love (1998) examines the perennial theme of forbidden love within the historical context of the Elizabethan Era but also from a more contemporary prism since the film emanates ideas‚ values and attitudes that resonate with modern audiences. The film‚ a romantic comedy‚ concerns the great writer‚ William Shakespeare and how he overcomes his writer’s block through his love affair with the wealthy and radiant Viola de Lesseps. However‚ due to differences

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    story here is one of the all-time best. The main theme portrayed in "Shakespeare in Love" is a love that is never meant to be. "Shakespeare in Love" parallels the play Shakespeare is currently working on‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ in which love is not meant to be due to the many obstacles in the way. Shakespeare’s life in the film is very comparable to Romeo’s life in Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare’s life in the film and the play he is writing has several similarities and differences. In

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    Shakespeare in Love vs. The Real Deal John Madden’s Shakespeare in Love (1998) shows what could have happened to inspire William Shakespeare to write one of his most famous plays‚ Romeo & Juliet. Shakespeare in Love shows many similarities to the play Romeo & Juliet. Actors and actresses that play the main characters in this film are Joseph Fiennes‚ Gwyneth Paltrow‚ and Geoffrey Rush. In the film they show many reenactments of how William Shakespeare may have first performed and wrote Romeo

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    parents. The film also depicts suicide as a means of escape for lovers. Any parent would not want their child to think that suicide is a way out. I personally think that suicide is the single dumbest thing someone can do. Killing yourself can never make anything better because you will be no more. I would never want my child to think that suicide is okay because it is not. The person might think they are getting the ultimate escape‚ but really they are just hurting those that love and care for

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    The film centres around the forbidden love of William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) and a noble woman‚ Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow). As the film begins‚ Shakepeare’s patron Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush) finds himself in debt to loan shark Hugh Fennyman (Tom Wilkinson). Henslowe offers Fennyman a partnership in the upcoming production of Shakespeare’s newest comedy‚ Romeo and Ethel‚ The Pirate’s Daughter promising that it will be a hit. This play will later be renamed Romeo and Juliet and

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    Ms. Philips 1st period May 22‚ 2013 William Shakespeare in Love In the movie Shakespeare in Love‚ written by M. Norman and T. Stoppard is about William Shakespeare and his goal or drive as an actor and producer of plays to regain his remarkable gift of imagination. In the adventure of creating his new play‚ he discovers a very impressive female actor named Lady Kent‚ and falls in love. Although he is married‚ he is still capable of falling in love with someone else. It was against the law for

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    Shakespeare in Love” Director: John Madden Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow as Viola De Lesseps Joseph Fiennes as William Shakespeare Judy Dench as Queen Elizabeth I Geoffrey Rush as Philip Henslowe Ben Affleck as Ned Alleyn Tom Wilkinson as Hugh Fennyman Colin Firth as Lord Wessex Year: 1998 Summary: Will Shakespeare is a known but struggling poet‚ playwright and actor who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslow and Richard

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    Film review Eat Pray Love It’s true to say that cinema is rather enjoyable piece of art and a lot of people nowadays can’t imagine their lives without such leisure activity as watching different genres of films. As for me‚ I also belong to that people‚ who are called “film freaks” and it’s quite natural for me to watch many films and to express my own objective point of view on this or that film. To speak about the film “Eat‚ pray‚ love”‚ we have recently watched‚ is rather difficult

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    idea worth learning about in the text. Explain why it was worth learning about. John Madden’s Shakespeare in love is a ‘romantic comedy’ set in sixteenth century England. Through its two unfortunate protagonists‚ Will Shakespeare ‘a lowly player’ with writer’s block and wealthy Viola De Lesseps who dreams of ‘love as there has never been in a play‚’ it explores the idea of ‘the truth and nature of love’ in the Elizabethan era. Madden portrays the harsh realities of the time through filmatic techniques

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