Will is tricked by his nemesis Robert Greene into writing a blood-soaked tragedy for a nobleman who only likes exotic romances. Will needs to write a new play and quickly. Kate is teaching Italian to Marlowe.
Will hopes to write the gory 'Titus Andronicus' to please his patron but is sabotaged by Greene who demands instead a romantic comedy in an exotic setting. About to be sent to Verona by spy-master Walsingham Kit is taught Italian by Kate and they fall for each other. Kate and Will follow Kit to Verona but Will's plan to dress Kate as a boy to maintain Kit's interest backfires - though it does provide Will with the plot for the required comedy.—don @ minifie-1