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While watching a movie, the audience also learns about the background information of the time in which that movie was set. The quality of the background information may tell the audience a lot about the times the movie was set in were like, or sometimes may tell them very little about it. The movie, Shakespeare In Love, gives the audience a lot of quality information about the nature of society, the theatre and Shakespeare’s contemporaries during the Elizabethan time era.

Shakespeare In Love informs the audience of the different parts of society during the Elizabethan Era. Women and men were treated unequally in many ways: men were allowed to select their spouses whereas women were not just as, women were not allowed to act in a play and men had more freedom to go out with their friends. Moreover, marriages were arranged and used by men in order to gain money – fathers would ‘buy’ a suitable similar-class man for their daughter. The idea of ‘buying’ is shown when Viola’s father promised Lord Wessex money if he married his daughter. Also, someone from a higher-class could not marry someone from a lower-class and vice-versa – the reason why Shakespeare could not ask the Queen if he could marry Viola. Furthermore, for transportation, people of that time usually walked, while the people of the higher class travelled in horses and carriages. Boats were also used for getting across the water. Lastly, there were many pieces of ‘technology’ that people used at that time. Boats, night lamps (with candles), quill pens, ink, paper, carriages, ‘fireworks’ and the paintbrush-like toothbrush were the technological developments of that time as shown in the movie. In conclusion, the audience can learn a great deal of information about society was like during Shakespeare’s time and also about the Elizabethan Theatre.

Shakespeare In Love also educates the audience about the Elizabethan Theatre which was a really good source of entertainment for the audience of the theatre. It provided great tragedies, comedies and romances with suspense and spectacular twists for the audience. The audience would look forward to a play with great expectations for it. Furthermore, the audience of the Elizabethan Theatre ranged from the high class to the low class, from common low-class people to the nobles and the Royal family. The Queen and the royal family would have their own play in the theatre, but they also sometimes went to the same play as everyone else. At this time, the Royal family would sit on the upper part of the theatre while the lower class commoners would stand up on the lower part of the theatre in a crowded environment. Moreover, the performers of the theatre were all male since it was illegal for women to be a part of a play. The male performers would dress-up as a female if a female character was involved. There were only two reasons for a theatre to be closed: if a plague struck the city or if rules were broken by the theatre. For example, when it was found out that Viola was acting in “The Rose” theatre as Thomas Kent, it was closed. To conclude, Shakespeare In Love teaches the audience a lot about the Elizabethan Era and also about Shakespeare’s contemporaries.

Shakespeare In Love provides information on various contemporaries of Shakespeare to the audience. Shakespeare had many types of contemporaries: writers, non-writers and actors. Shakespeare had only one contemporary who was a writer: Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe. Kit Marlowe was more famous and popular than Will. His plays were often more successful than Shakespeare’s and he also wrote more plays than Shakespeare. Writers, such as Shakespeare or Marlowe, usually had a woman (or women) whom they relied upon for their inspiration to write great comedies and tragedies. Without them, a writer doesn’t feel like writing and does not write. In the beginning of the movie, Shakespeare does not feel like writing his story “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter.” However, after finding Viola, he was inspired and started to write the story. There were many non-writer contemporaries of Shakespeare: Richard Burbage, Philip Henslowe and the Queen. Richard Burbage was an owner and a director of “The Curtain” theatre and he bought many of Kit Marlowe’s and Shakespeare’s plays. Philip Henslowe was the manager of the Rose Theatre and a good friend of Shakespeare. The Queen was a much respected woman. She had a lot of power and was considered the central figure in the Royal family. Ned was an actor and a contemporary of Shakespeare. He was the lead actor of the Admiral’s Men, acting company of “The Rose,” and had the leading role in many plays.

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