SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998) by John Madden

13 OSCAR NOMINATIONS

7 OSCAR AWARDS

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138097/awards



Written by...
Marc Norman and
Tom Stoppard

Starring...
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Joseph Fiennes,
Geoffrey Rush,
Colin Firth,
Ben Affleck and
Judy Dench



Queen Elizabeth: Playwrights teach us nothing about love. They make it pretty, they make it comical, or they make it lust, but they cannot make it true.


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Use some of the words provided below and write a summary for the film (about 120 words).

Shakespeare - young writer - short of cash - inspiration - woman - forbidden - wealthy - playwright - nobel - block(ed) - stage - 16th C - struggle - marriage - romance - plays - queen - actors - debts - nobility - comedy - obstacles - rehearsal - love - audition - dressed up - backstage - disguise - muse

WATCH
Jack Nicholson presenting Gwyneth Paltrow with the Best Actress Oscar® for her performance in "Shakespeare in Love" at the 71st Academy Awards® in 1999.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG9p1FFwxb0&feature=channel

Harrison Ford announcing Best Picture Winner "Shakespeare in Love" (producers Donna Gigliotti, Marc Norman, David Parfit, Harvey Weinstein, Ed Zwick) - 71st Annual Academy Awards® in 1999
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP9a10PK54g