Will struggles to find inspiration for Romeo whilst also dealing with an angry actor and an annoying guest.

Will's controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth when it goes missing.

Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to Lord Southampton's party.

Will has completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner.

The plague leads Will and his friends to escape to the family home in Stratford. On the way, they meet three witches.

When Will's savings go missing, he is forced to make a rather unusual bargain with his rival Robert Greene.