William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes)’s Timeline and Summary

Henslowe bugs Will for his new play: Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter.
But Will has a new muse, so he changes the play to Romeo and Rosaline.
When he catches Rosaline with another man, Will doesn't know what to do with his play.
However, he soon finds a new muse: Viola de Lesseps, whom he meets at a party.
Viola, unbeknownst to Will, auditions for the role of Romeo, while dressed as a man named Thomas Kent.
Kent soon reveals that he is actually Viola, and the two begin a passionate love affair.
However, the affair is short-lived, because Viola is to be married to a man she doesn't love.
And the play is shut down when Thomas's identity as a woman is revealed.
The play is moved to a different theatre, and Will is furious to learn that Juliet's male actor's voice has changed.
He must play Romeo, and there is no Juliet.
Until Viola steps in as Juliet, and the two act out their affair on stage.
The crowd goes wild. Even the Queen likes it.
But Will must say goodbye to Viola when she leaves to go to America with her husband.
After their tearful goodbye, Shakespeare starts to write a new play.