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.

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Lady Viola de Lesseps canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female character
fictional character
film character
alias Thomas Kent
appearsIn Shakespeare in Love
associatedWith Queen Elizabeth I (within the film)
The Curtain Theatre (fictionalized)
The Rose Theatre (fictionalized)
linked to: The Rose Theatre
awardAssociation Gwyneth Paltrow Academy Award for Best Actress
linked to: Gwyneth Paltrow
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 (1998 film)
linked to: Shakespeare in Love
gender female
genreOfWorkAppearedIn romantic comedy-drama
inspirationFor Romeo and Juliet (within the film’s fiction)
linked to: Romeo and Juliet
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
linked to: London, England
socialStatus noblewoman
storyOutcome separated from William Shakespeare
symbolizes muse for Shakespeare’s creativity
themeAssociation artistic passion
forbidden love
gender disguise
timePeriod Elizabethan era
linked to: English Renaissance
travelsTo Virginia (within the film’s ending)

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Viola de Lesseps title Lady Viola de Lesseps
Thomas Kent relatedTo Viola de Lesseps
linked to: Lady Viola de Lesseps
Thomas Kent disguiseFor Viola de Lesseps
linked to: Lady Viola de Lesseps