GITS Script Reading and Analysis Series: “Shakespeare In Love”

Welcome to Week 8 of the GITS Script Reading & Analysis series. This week we will be analyzing the screenplay for the 1998 movie Shakespeare In Love (written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard), your choice for the Romantic Comedy sub-genre.

You may access the 1998–06–04 version of the script here.

Let’s use this post today for your general reactions to the script.

Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not?

What are the script’s strengths? Are there areas you felt were strengthened in the movie version?

What takeaway can we glean from the script as an example of horror writing?

For an interview with Shakespeare in Love’s co-writer Marc Norman, go here.

Our schedule for discussion this week:

Monday, October 31: General Comments

Tuesday, November 1: Structure

Wednesday, November 2: Characters

Thursday, November 3: Themes

Friday, November 4: Dialogue

See you in comments!

Remember the upcoming schedule:

Week 10 [November 7-November 11]: Drag Me to Hell [2007–09–26] — Horror Comedy

Week 11 [November 14-November 18]: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [2003] — Charlie Kaufman

Week 12 [November 28-December 2]: Panic Room [2000–02–23] — Action Thriller

NOTE: THIS SERIES AND THE USE OF SCRIPTS IS STRICTLY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES!

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