Oh how the hearts of two lovers beats with such fierce force. The will of man cannot extinguish such passion as his will is not equal to such intensity for love is greater than all the elemental forces of the world. But alas the will of a queen is not that of ordinary men. And so one alone of womankind saw a debt honoured; a bride married; and true love broken. Committing such lovers to a life forlorn, taunted by memories of the sweet touch of skin from tender moments stolen. Though their fire shalt burn always, for that is the nature of true love! — A short dramatic peice in homage to Shakespeare in love, by Padwanna!
I was working late and had just come home, and after cooking up a dinner of carrots, diced steak and leak (all thrown into a pan and stir fried), I did a bit of a channel flick to see what was on. When I saw Gwyneth Paltrow all dressed up in her period costume I knew I had found Shakespeare in Love, and figured it might be worth watching. After all a friend of mine said it was the worst fucking movie he had ever seen, which I took to be a pretty good recommendation, as he’s the biggest computer gamer geek I’ve ever fucking known! As a sideline, it was during the years when my family unit consisted of my mum, my sister, and me, that I developed something of a feminine side and so actually came to like love stories (it’s just taken me till now to be comfortable enough to admit it publicly).
This movie was so amazing, that I just couldn’t help but get totally sucked into it! Gwyneth and Joseph (Fiennes) made such an intense performance in their doomed lovers roles, that by the time the end act came around I actually had a tear in my eye when the queen parted them for good. So much did I want them to be together, but at the same time, the sheer tragedy of them parting actually made it a better ending because in so many ways that is how love in real life goes (or it has for me).
For a long time I have believed in love that exists in real life as it does in fairytales; that love that burns in two people so hot that not mountains, nor oceans, nor dragons, nor any obstacle can keep them apart. I find there aren’t many people who believe in love like this, because in the modern day we are taught that such a thing can’t exist and many people settle for something less as a compromise so as to make sure they don’t end up alone. Personally I would rather be alone than compromise love, but that’s another story altogether. Seeing this movie showed me that such love can exist outside of fairytales. Viola and Will, embodied in these actors completely came alive and burned with a love so fierce I could feel it setting my own heart on fire. If love this like this didn’t really exist then noone would be able to write about it, and noone would be able to act it, and certainly noone watching would feel anything. So in this movie I saw everything I believe about love vindicated.
Love becomes something trivial and mundane only when it is felt so in the heart of the man or woman who carries it. But if they believe that it is something magnificent and divine, then so shall it become. The only question then left for fate to answer is, whether in the myriad of chance two star crossed lovers perchance to meet!
Well there is always dreams!
Padwanna!
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