Set in London in 1593, the film’s mostly fictionalized plot tells the story of a young William Shakespeare’s love affair while writing Romeo and Juliet (How a Famous Playwright Got a Literary Young Woman into Bed).
At that time, Shakespeare was facing a creative bottleneck, and the soothsayer told him that only love could inspire his creativity. At that time, he met the beautiful noble lady Viola, and the two fell in love quickly, however, Viola had already been betrothed to another nobleman, and the two of them got closer and closer during the rehearsals of the play, which ultimately stimulated the fountain of Shakespeare’s creativity. This cross-class love not only inspired Shakespeare’s This cross-class love not only inspired Shakespeare’s creativity, but also allowed him to find the real “Juliet” in his life.
1998 / UK USA / Drama Comedy Romance / John Madden / Joseph Fiennes Gwyneth Paltrow
Synopsis:
In Elizabethan England, there were entertainments everywhere, but Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) was at this time in a period of creative exhaustion.
His penning of Romeo and the Pirate’s Daughter, Ashe, is thus put on hold.
The emergence of Lady Vera (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a stone’s throw.
She has a passion for the theater and defies the common notion that women are not allowed on stage by dressing up as a man to act in Shakespeare’s plays.
Shakespeare had an insight into Mrs. Vera’s secret.
He strongly felt the inspiration of creation from her and smelled the flavor of love coming.
The two fell in love.
The story of Romeo and Juliet begins to shine under his pen.
The good times don’t last long, as Vera marries into a noble family.
Shakespeare’s creativity was like a godsend, but his relationship was in hopelessness.
But he is still trying to rewrite it all with his pen and with true love.
