... drama that depicts a lustrous affair between the privileged Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the upcoming commoner playwright William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) which transpires during the fictional development of the play Romeo & Juliet. The set of Shakespeare in Love is a clever conception of London in the 1500's and convincingly reveals to the audience the possible conditions of how Shakespeare may have ... all male casts to be successful and accepted by society on the Shakespearian stage. For example, Shakespeare cleverly outlined the masculine qualities needed to portray an...

• Word Count: 1880
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate