Q 01/05

Who directed Shakespeare in Love?

A) Kenneth Branagh

B) John Madden

C) Edward Zwick

D) Richard Eyre

Answer · why

B) John Madden

He had just directed Mrs Brown; Zwick, the original director, ended up as a producer.

Q 02/05

Who plays William Shakespeare?

A) Joseph Fiennes

B) Ralph Fiennes

C) Rupert Everett

D) Colin Firth

Answer · why

A) Joseph Fiennes

The same year he played Robert Dudley in Elizabeth, another Best Picture nominee.

Q 03/05

What is the name of Gwyneth Paltrow's character?

A) Viola de Lesseps

B) Rosaline Burbage

C) Ethel Henslowe

D) Olivia Wessex

Answer · why

A) Viola de Lesseps

The role earned Paltrow the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Q 04/05

Which play is Shakespeare writing during the film?

A) Twelfth Night

B) Hamlet

C) Romeo and Juliet

D) A Midsummer Night's Dream

Answer · why

C) Romeo and Juliet

It begins life as a comedy with a much sillier title.

Q 05/05

What is the working title of Will's stalled comedy at the start of the film?

A) The Merchant of Deptford

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

Marlowe hands him the plot that turns it into a tragedy.

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