Viola de Lesseps

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aspiring actress fictional character film character noblewoman

Viola de Lesseps is the fictional noblewoman and aspiring actress who becomes William Shakespeare’s muse and lover in the romantic film "Shakespeare in Love."

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instanceOf aspiring actress ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
appearsIn Shakespeare in Love ⓘ
aspiration to act on the stage ⓘ
associatedWithTheme artistic inspiration ⓘ
forbidden love ⓘ
gender roles in theatre ⓘ
createdBy Marc Norman ⓘ
Tom Stoppard ⓘ
disguisesAs Thomas Kent ⓘ
engagedTo Lord Wessex ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1998 ⓘ
forbiddenTo act publicly as a woman ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn romantic comedy-drama film ⓘ
hasSocialStatus aristocrat ⓘ
inspiredWork Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
inUniverseRestriction women barred from acting on stage ⓘ
languageOfCharacter English ⓘ
loveInterestOf William Shakespeare ⓘ
loveStoryParallels Juliet Capulet ⓘ
surface form: Juliet from Romeo and Juliet
museOf William Shakespeare ⓘ
narrativeRole Shakespeare’s muse ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
nationalityInFiction English ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
portrayedBy Gwyneth Paltrow ⓘ
setInWork English Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: Elizabethan England
storyEndsWith departure to the New World ⓘ
title Lady Viola de Lesseps ⓘ

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Shakespeare in Love → mainCharacter → Viola de Lesseps ⓘ