Parents Guide for
Shakespeare in Love (1998) More at IMDbPro »

The movie is in part about an adulterous affair.

A couple is shown undressing and making love (or starting to) on three occasions. In all three, the woman's breasts are shown. In one of the scenes, the sex is implied by the sound of the creaking bed.

A character is shown in two sex scenes with different partners (fully clothed in both).

A man is shown bound with his shoes on burning coals. He is threatened with having his nose and ears cut off with a knife.

One man threatens another with a knife at his throat.

There are two sword fights. The first turns into a brawl in which people also punch and kick as well as hit one another with wooden props. The second is between only two men with sword, dagger, and foil.One man ends up with a bloody wound on his head.

A boy teases a cat with a live mouse held by the tail.

The S-word is used twice along with a couple of slang anatomical terms and some Elizabethan swearing.

There are three scenes set in a tavern where drinking and drunkenness ensue.