GITS Script Reading and Analysis Series: “Shakespeare In Love” — Themes
This week we are 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.
Today we discuss the script’s themes. There are several of them in Shakespeare in Love. Which ones do you see at work in the story?
See you in Comments to discuss the themes in Shakespeare in Love.
For Day 1 of our analysis, go here.
For Day 2 focusing on structure, go here.
For Day 3 focusing on characters, go here.
Remember the upcoming schedule of scripts:
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!