Will kisses Viola as Thomas playing Romeo, then goes off to write. 53–55: (cont’d): Next morning, Viola urges Will to write more of the play. Caught up with emotion, Thomas kisses Viola, then runs to her house.

Will grills Thomas about Viola and she grills Will about Viola. Viola writes Will a note about impending marriage. Viola has to pass the Queen’s scrutiny in Greenwich visit. Viola is “love-struck.” 44–46: Viola’s house. Inspired, Will goes off to write a sonnet. 41–44: (cont’d): “Thomas” does show, playing Romeo. 40–41: (cont’d): Will goes outside to look for Thomas Kent. Ned and compatriots enter, fill out the play’s parts. 34–36: (cont’d): Outside Viola’s balcony, Will and Viola flirt with each other. Will identifies himself as Christopher Marlowe. Offends Wessex who puts a knife to his throat. Wessex talks to Viola’s father re matrimony. 32–34: (cont’d): Will sneaks into the party. Viola reads and accepts his offer for “Kent” to play a role in his newest play. 30–31: (cont’d): Will slips a note for “Thomas Kent” to Nurse. 29–30: (cont’d): While Viola changes, her mother talks with Nurse about party that night: Wessex to speak with Viola’s father re matrimony.

To Viola’s house where she just beats Will inside. Pressed by Will to remove her hat, Viola runs away. “Thomas Kent” (Viola dressed as man) auditions. Marlowe gives him some helpful tips for the story. 22–25: (cont’d): Will admits to Christopher Marlowe he hasn’t written a word of the play. Will lies and tells Henslowe the play is done. Will barges into Burbage’s place, only to find Rosaline having sex with Tilney. Fennyman presses Henslowe about the play. Viola complains about custom of men playing ladies’ roles. 15–16: (cont’d): Viola recites Will’s words along with the actors revealing she is a fan of the theater. 14–15: (cont’d): A comedy act to the Queen’s delight. Will agrees to sell his new play to Burbage, potentially double-crossing Henslowe. Moth gives Will a bangle to offer a woman to bring back Will’s muse. Will admits he has “lost his gift” of writing. Henslowe begs Will to finish the play - to deaf ears. Will states his goal: Needs to find his “muse.” 5–7: Street. Henslowe visits Will who has not finished play. To avoid being tortured, Henslowe takes on Fennyman as partner on Shakespeare’s new play. For example, here is a scene-by-scene breakdown I did for one of my screenwriting classes of the movie Shakespeare in Love: Shakespeare in Love Scene-by-scene breakdown 1–4: Establishing shot (London). What is a scene-by-scene breakdown? Just what it sounds like: You breakdown a script you read or movie you watch per each scene and scene sequence. Now I’m going to add another suggestion to your Screenwriting To Do list: Scene-by-scene breakdowns. It’s bad enough I fulminate about the importance of reading scripts and watching movies.

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