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8The jocular script, imprinted with Stoppard's familiar gamesmanship, is a fabulous thing and under the assured care of Madden's direction grants the movie a delightful literary playfulness...
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What is Shakespeare in Love about? 
In 1593, young William Shakespeare is struggling to write his latest play, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter. desperate for inspiration, he meets Viola de Lesseps, a beautiful noblewoman who disguises herself as a man to audition for the play. They fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by Viola's engagement to Lord Wessex and Shakespeare's increasing debt to moneylender Fennyman. As rehearsals for the play begin, Shakespeare transforms it into what will become Romeo and Juliet, with Thomas Kent as Romeo and Viola as Juliet. The secret affair between Shakespeare and Viola deepens as they navigate the dangerous world of Elizabethan theater.
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What movies are similar to Shakespeare in Love?
Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Shakespeare in Love include The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), The Importance of Being Earnest, Ferdinando and Carolina, Stonewall, Joseph Andrews, Ed Wood.
When was Shakespeare in Love released in theaters?
Shakespeare in Love was released in theaters on December 11, 1998.
