... and storytellers tell their own variations of Romeo and Juliet, each with a different twist. Even Shakespeare in Love is a variation of the play William Shakespeare wrote. The movie is the classic Romeo and Juliet, but with a twist, the main lovers are William Shakespeare and a woman named Viola de Lesseps. Does that name sound familiar? It should, Viola is the main character ... appears. She appears to him at first as a Thomas Kent. Viola dresses as a man because her main dream is to be an actress, illegal at the time for women. She adores Shakespeare's plays and wins the role of Romeo...

• Word Count: 1378
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School