![]() Will and Viola end up playing Romeo and Juliet. ![]() Screenwriters Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman have found a way to make the Bard's poetry understandable to movie audiences. The queen, who takes an interest in the affairs of her titled underlings, observes the post-coital glow on Viola's cheeks and informs the doltish Wessex, "She's been plucked since I saw her last, and not by you!" His wife and kids are tucked away at Stratford-upon-Avon, which, considering the modes of transportation available in 16th century England, might as well be Siberia.Ī bigger obstacle is Queen Elizabeth's command that Viola marry Lord Wessex (Colin Firth). As Shakespeare himself put it, "The course of true love never did run smooth." Will is already married, though this turns out to be a minor inconvenience. Of course, Will and Viola have their problems. Well Versed in Romance / Magical `Shakespeare' blends passion.
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