Shakespeare in Love

The greatest appeal of Shakespeare in Love, to me, is that it could stand alone with any name, other than Shakespeare, in the title. This movie is about turning experience into entertainment, something we all do all of the time: anytime we relate a story to another person. Also, the movie Becoming Jane presents the story of Pride and Prejudice in the same manner as Shakespeare in Love presents Romeo and Juliet.
By building the love story of Romeo and Juliet simultaneously with that of Violet and Will, there is an added sense of power to the story. Shakespeare in Love turns Romeo and Juliet into creative non-fiction which gives it more appeal, I think, because believing that this story was true adds to its dramatic ending. Stories that can be backed up by facts are more appealing because we can imagine what the characters were going through as real people and not just with the emotions that were put on the stage/page. I think that most stories are written primarily from almost a creative non-fiction approach so I like to think that this movie is a possibility of reality.
Having Shakespeare as one of his characters and people that he had personal, real contact with begins to bring Shakespeare off of the pedestal that people have created for him over the years. Shakespeare becomes a real person who is led and shaped by experiences, as we are. He is a person who has faults, as we do. This movie leads us to an idea that anyone could have written the themes of Shakespeare's plays had they had the same, or similar, life experiences. Maybe the specific language used is what sets Shakespeare apart from other playwrights of his time, but his themes are those that can still be encountered in everyday life today. Bringing Romeo and Juliet off of the stage and showing it in a "real life" setting aids in showing this concept, even if it still is in a theatrical way.