Is Your Favorite Movie Historically Accurate?

Published on July 24, 2019 By Jason Albert

Shakespeare In Love (1999)

Just because he’s one of the most interesting historical men in the world, it doesn’t mean his film is accurate! The fact is, we know quite little about playwright William Shakespeare, and so it’s quite possible Shakespeare In Love bends the truth quite a bit.

Mirimax Pictures

According to its official description, the movie openly tells the audience that it explores the fictional relationship between Shakespear and a young woman. So, although it’s based on a real person, we can agree about the events in the movie itself never happening.