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Shakespeare in love

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Romeo

Sofia Santini 4D

The plot

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Shakespeare in love is a fictional story that imagine the life of William Shakespeare as he wrote "Romeo and Juliet". The film tells a love story between Shakespeare and a noblewoman, Viola De Lesseps, who inspires him to write the famous tragedy

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Romeo and Juliet is a classic tragedy that tells the love story between two young people from rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets, and their tragic fate

Themes

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Explores themes such as artistic creation, inspiration, and the difficulties of theatrical life in 16th century

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Focuses on temes such as forbidden love, destiny, and conflict between families

The protagonist are Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, with secondary characters like Mercutio, Tybalt and the friar

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characters

The main characters are William Shakespeare, Viola De Lesseps, and other historical and fictional characters from the Elizabethan era

Ends with the tragic death of the two lovers, who commit suicide because of a series of unfortunate coincidences

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The end

Has an ending that is not as tragic as that of "Romeo and Juliet". The love story does not have a happy ending, but it doesn't end with the death of the protagonists