“Love's Labour's Lost” has never been one of Shakespeare's most accredited plays. This has nothing to do with Romeo and Juliet, which has been told many different ways and many different adaptations. In fact, "Love's Labour's Lost" has only two film adaptations, including Kenneth Branagh's version released in 2000. Branagh shows a completely different vision of Shakespeare's original text. In fact, he reduced the original text to 25 percent and filled in the gaps with musical numbers from the 1930s. Shakespeare wrote "Love's Labour's Lost" in the mid-1590s to be performed before Queen Elizabeth. However, the setting of his version by Kenneth Branagh is set in Europe in the 1930s. However, in both versions, the main basis of the story remains the same, as do the names of the characters. And yet, their story is completely different. “Love Lost” is one of Shakespeare's least popular plays. This play was not performed more than 200 years after Shakespeare's death and it is the only one not to have been staged in the 18th century. Shakespeare is best known for using his very descriptive words so that plays can be told without large elaborate scenes or dramatic music. His use of words alone tells the story. And “Love's Labors Lost” is no different with its poetic and highly elaborate use of language. This ultimately makes the play very difficult to perform on stage and to be understood by the audience. However, Kenneth Branagh's version of "Love's Labors Lost" is a Hollywood romantic musical. He used "25% of Shakespeare's original text in his film" (Carson) and filled in the parts he left out with music from 1930s musicals, which include songs by the Gershwins, Cole Porter and Irving Ber...... middle of paper ...... are you lost? » Guardian News and Media, March 27, 2000. http://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/mar/27/classics.artsfeatures Kenrick, John B. “Love's Labour's Lost (2000). " A Review. March 25, 2000. http://www.musicals101.com/labors.htmLove's Labour's Lost. By Kenneth Charles Branagh and William Shakespeare. Perf. Nathan. Lane and Adrian. Lester. Pathé Picture & Intermedia Films; Shakespeare Film Company, 2000. DVD. Scott AO “Movie Review: What Say You, My Lords?” Love's Labor Is Lost. /review?res=9900E0DD103FF93AA35755C0A9669C8B63Shakespeare, William. “Love's Labor Is Lost” DC Health & Company, 1917. Google Books Search http://books.com/booksSparkNotes Publishers. 'lost love.' SparkNotes.com SparkNotes LLC http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/labors/characters.html.