Shakespeare In Love: Film Guide

A film guide that looks at Shakespeare In Love (1998), exploring its key to
A film guide that looks at Shakespeare In Love (1998), exploring its key to

Ages

14+

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

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Shakespeare Week
15 March - 21 March

A Film Guide that looks at Shakespeare in Love, a romantic comedy about a young woman living when only men were allowed to act, who disguises herself as a boy and auditions for William Shakespeare..

This guide is useful for exploring topics including English, Performing Arts, History, and PSHE Education in addition to highlighting themes surrounding Shakespeare, literature and adaptations, authors and characters, books and plays, theatre, gender, arts and media, and historic periods, events, and figures.

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This Resource Supports

  • History
  • Performing Arts

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