Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work Romeo and Ethel the Pirates Daughter. A great fan of Shakespeares plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actress. Women were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play. 71届奥斯卡最佳影片、最佳女主角、最佳女配角、最佳原创剧本、最佳艺术指导、最佳服装设计、最佳原创音乐/喜剧片配乐1593年的夏天，伦敦剧场界的闪亮新星威廉莎士比亚面临一个重大的危机，他失去写作的灵感，那是伊莉莎白一世的时代，充满多采多姿的娱乐和趣事，伟大的莎翁却江郎才尽，不管他用什么方法，不管剧场老板和债主给他多大的压力，他就是没有创作下一出戏的灵感和动力，这出戏叫作「罗密欧与海盗之女阿丝」。 莎士比亚需要一名女神激发他的灵感，没想到现实生活竟然反映他的创作，他爱上一个女孩，并将他带入他自己写的戏剧之中。 一名薇拉夫人不顾当时女人不能粉墨登场的禁令，假扮成男人，前去剧场为莎士比亚试演，不过年轻的莎翁很快就发现她是女人，他们俩立刻坠入爱河，这时候莎翁的灵感如泉涌，将他们的爱情付诸成文字，薇拉成为他生命中的茱丽叶，而他这个罗密欧也找到生存的意义。 可是莎翁的运气没那么好，虽然他下笔如...