Thomas Kent

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Thomas Kent is the male alter ego adopted in disguise by Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love so she can perform on the Elizabethan stage.

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Label Occurrences
Thomas Kent canonical 2

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alter ego
fictional character
appearsIn Shakespeare in Love
associatedWith William Shakespeare
belongsTo Shakespeare in Love characters
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom
createdBy Marc Norman
Tom Stoppard
disguiseFor Lady Viola de Lesseps
surface form: Viola de Lesseps
enablesPlotElement Shakespeare casting a woman unknowingly
fictionalUniverse Shakespeare in Love
filmReleaseYear 1998
gender male
genreOfWork romantic comedy-drama
languageOfWork English
medium film
motivation to perform on the Elizabethan stage
narrativeFunction allows Viola to act in plays despite gender restrictions
narrativeRole Viola de Lesseps’s stage persona
occupation actor
stage performer
portrayedBy Gwyneth Paltrow
realIdentity Viola de Lesseps
relatedTo Lady Viola de Lesseps
surface form: Viola de Lesseps
relatedWork Romeo and Juliet
surface form: Romeo and Juliet (within the film)
setting Tudor England
surface form: Elizabethan England
timePeriod late 16th century
usesDisguiseOf young male actor

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Viola de Lesseps disguisesAs Thomas Kent
Lady Viola de Lesseps alias Thomas Kent