graded assignment drama 1301

 

  1. Watch the film Shakespeare in Love. Write 300 + words about the film and how the play Shakespeare was writing started out as a comedy and moved into a tragedy.  What elements did it have that made it a comedy and what was either added or taken away from the play he was writing to turn it into a tragedy.  Use Examples from the book pages 181 – 185. DO NOT WRITE A SYNOPSIS OF THE MOVIE!

Info on the Film

  • Title Shakespeare in Love (1998)
  • Directed John Madden
  • Written Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
  • Starring Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow