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 3
Viola de Lesseps 2

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Statements (43)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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