Tag Archives: Shakespeare in Love

Comparing the depictions of Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing

Posted on March 6, 2015 by 15tjb

At the start the two movies are different they take a different approach at achieving a good realistic couple. The scenes from the start are in two totally different scenarios. The 1993 Beatrice and Bendick are in front of all … Continue reading →

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The Alteration of Hugh Fennyman

Posted on January 12, 2015 by 15cpl

In The film “Shakespeare in Love” the character Hugh Fennyman, portrayed by Tom Wilkinson, develops a love for theatre. In the beginning of the film Hugh Fennyman has little respect for theatre and the actors and writers involved in it. … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 11, 2015 by 15tjb

In Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, the author conveys a strong and pure female character that stays true to her heart. Viola is able to put on a façade as a man in the house of the Duke of Illyria. … Continue reading →

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Burbage in Love

Posted on January 7, 2015 by 15jdl

In Shakespeare in Love Richard Burbage is played by Martin Clunes and is a real person in Shakespeare’s life. Burbage was more or less brought up on the stage because both his father and older brother were actors as well. … Continue reading →

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Viola in Love

Posted on January 7, 2015 by 15jbg

  In the movie, Shakespeare in love Gwyneth Paltrow plays Viola, a young princess who’s love for Shakespeare’s writings leads her to disguise herself as a male so that she can be an actor in his play. She soon finds … Continue reading →

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The Transformation

Posted on January 7, 2015 by 16edc

In the opening Scene of the movie “Shakespeare in Love” we are introduced to Fennyman as a corrupt and cruel loan shark. He lends large sums of money out knowing his associates will not be able to pay it back … Continue reading →

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The Lovely Nurse

Posted on December 22, 2014 by 15kbt

In the movie Shakespeare in Love we observe several of Shakespeare’s fictional character and several historical people from his biography. As we watched the movie I paid close attention to the Nurse of Viola. Though the nurse is for Viola, who is … Continue reading →

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Queen Elizabeth I in “Shakespeare in Love”

Posted on December 19, 2014 by 15yh

           Queen Elizabeth takes an important role in Shakespeare in love, and her strength of character reflects the masculine female figures in Shakespeare’ s play. As the most powerful woman, Queen Elizabeth appears in poker face and stiff … Continue reading →

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The Secretive Woman – Viola de Lesseps

Posted on December 18, 2014 by 15td

Smart, rich, beautiful, and resilience are words that perfectly describe this young lady, who wants to be an actor in Elizabethan England. Viola played a major role in Shakespeare’s life, that he named one of his major characters in his play, … Continue reading →

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Kit Marlowe – Shakespeare’s Perfect Competition

Posted on December 17, 2014 by 15nm2

Christopher Marlowe was a poet and playwright at the forefront of the 16th-century dramatic renaissance. He was born on February 26, 1564 – the same year as Shakespeare – in Canterbury, England. His works influenced and were shared with many … Continue reading →

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