Lady Viola de Lesseps
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Lady Viola de Lesseps is the fictional, high-born heroine of the film "Shakespeare in Love," known for disguising herself as a man to perform on the Elizabethan stage and inspiring William Shakespeare’s greatest romantic work.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viola de Lesseps | 2 |
| Lady Viola de Lesseps canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| alias | Thomas Kent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Shakespeare in Love ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elizabeth I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth I (within the film)
The Curtain Theatre (fictionalized) ⓘ The Rose Theatre ⓘ
surface form:
The Rose Theatre (fictionalized)
|
| awardAssociation |
Gwyneth Paltrow
ⓘ
surface form:
Gwyneth Paltrow Academy Award for Best Actress
|
| conflict | Elizabethan prohibition on female actors ⓘ |
| costumeDevice | cross-dressing ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Marc Norman
ⓘ
Tom Stoppard ⓘ |
| disguise | male ⓘ |
| fiancé | Lord Wessex ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Shakespeare in Love ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Shakespeare in Love
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare in Love (1998 film)
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| inspirationFor |
Romeo and Juliet
ⓘ
surface form:
Romeo and Juliet (within the film’s fiction)
|
| inspiredBy | Viola from Twelfth Night (intertextual reference) ⓘ |
| inUniverseContribution | inspires Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night (fictional epilogue implication) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | betrothed ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motivation | desire to act on stage ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | aspiring actor ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gwyneth Paltrow ⓘ |
| represents | women’s exclusion from the Elizabethan stage ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipType | tragic romance ⓘ |
| screenTimeImportance | central ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| socialStatus | noblewoman ⓘ |
| storyOutcome | separated from William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| symbolizes | muse for Shakespeare’s creativity ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
artistic passion
ⓘ
forbidden love ⓘ gender disguise ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
English Renaissance
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan era
|
| travelsTo | Virginia (within the film’s ending) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Viola de Lesseps