"Shakespeare in love" groupe 2 ( by Sona)

Viola is not such a well-born lady but her father is extremely wealthy, so she can go to court.
She enjoys listening to poetry especially Shakespeare's sonnets because she knows them by heart.
She dreams of adventure and true love, love at first sight, a love that strikes like lightning, that would change her whole life.

She would like to become an actress, however she knows she cannot since (= puisque) women could not/ were not allowed to play on stage, that is why, later on, she transforms herself into Thomas Kent.

As for her/ to her mind/ according to Viola, stage love seems/ looks ridiculous and is not a good representation of true love because of the law which forbids women to play female parts in public houses.

Wessex wants to marry Viola for her dowry that is to say (= c'est à dire) her father's fortune/ wealth. He wants a fertile wife and he wants to know if/whether she is obedient (= obéissante).
The father thinks she is stubborn (= têtue) but he should not care for (= car) she comes with rubies in her bags.

To our mind, the main topic seems to be impossible love between Shakespeare and Viola as well as Romeo and Juliet.

Another theme is the creation of a play in Shakespearian times.
The playwright had to have inspiration. In the film he finds inspiration in women until he meets Viola.

Shakespeare in Love(Groupe 1)Mona Jamghili

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

Shakespeare is the main character as well as the eponymous one.

Shakespeare is trying to write a comedy entitled Romeo and Ethel,the Pirate's daughter..

He has lost his gift so he feels depressed.

Shakespeare lies with many women , all prostitutes.

Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of beauty and love .In Sil it is the pseudo of a prostitute.

Christopher Marlowe (Kit) was a playwright too.

Rosaline is the mistress of R.Burbage who was a famous actor.She is a seamstress too; she cares for the costumes.

The Curtain is situated/located in the North of London and it was the house of R.Burbage, the famous / well-known actor .The competition was called the Rose ,situated across the river Thames ,owned by P.Henslowe,a businessman who had cash flow problems which means he had a lot of debts ,that is why, at the beginning of the film he is tortured by a money lender.

William Shakespeare was a poet (he wrote sonnets )and a playwright (he wrote comedies ,tragedies and historical plays ). He lived in London but came from Stratford-upon-Avon where his wife and children (among them twins )lived.

The astronomer is in fact a psychologist /or psychiatrist (otherwise called a shrink) which is of course an anachronism.

Elisabeth the first also called the Virgin Queen, enjoyed comedies-especially the scene with the dog.