Shakespeare in Love: As an Introduction to Shakespeare Shakespeare in Love offers the romantic view that Romeo and Juliet was

inspired by an impossible-to-fulfill love affair that Shakespeare had with Gwyneth Paltrow uh, Lady Viola, I mean. While this makes a great story, Shakespeare actually based his play on well-known sources that both he and his audience were familiar with. So we can conclude, in this case, that his personal history doesnt really inspire his art-- but several aspects of the movie can give us great insight into his plays. ANSWER ON LINED PAPER (OR THE BACK OF THIS SHEET). POINT FORM IS ACCEPTABLE A: Details about Elizabethan Theatre While viewing the film, list details you learn about: how the plays were performed and how the playhouse influenced how the plays were written what the acting company was like and how the size and composition of the acting company influenced the plays who Shakespeare's competitors were and how rivalry influenced Shakespeare's plays.

B: Details about Elizabethan London: The Plague Censorship

C: Shakespeares Biography: Shakespeare the businessman