Q 01/05

Who directed Shakespeare in Love?

A) Mike Newell

B) John Madden

C) Edward Zwick

D) Richard Eyre

Answer · why

B) John Madden

John Madden was hired after the studio passed over Edward Zwick, who had nursed the project for years; Zwick stayed on as a producer and collected a B...

Q 02/05

Who plays William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love?

A) Joseph Fiennes

B) Ralph Fiennes

C) Jude Law

D) Ewan McGregor

Answer · why

A) Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes landed the part years after his brother Ralph had screen-tested for it in an earlier version of the film that collapsed before shooting...

Q 03/05

Who plays Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love?

A) Minnie Driver

B) Helena Bonham Carter

C) Gwyneth Paltrow

D) Emma Thompson

Answer · why

C) Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow won the Best Actress Oscar for the part, accepting it in a pink Ralph Lauren gown she had picked out herself with no stylist.

Q 04/05

In Shakespeare in Love, theatre owner Henslowe insists audiences want love and a bit with what?

A) A ghost

B) A bear

C) A dog

D) A witch

Answer · why

C) A dog

A dog is Henslowe's formula for a hit, so he is crestfallen when Will's new tragedy turns out to have "no dog of any kind".

Q 05/05

In Shakespeare in Love, what is the working title of Will's stalled comedy?

A) The Merchant of Cheapside

B) Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter

C) Two Gentlemen of Southwark

D) Juliet and the Sea Captain

Answer · why

B) Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter

Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter goes nowhere until rival playwright Christopher Marlowe casually hands Will the plot over a drink, feuding fami...