Heartwarming / Something Rotten!

• EVERYTHING about Nigel and Portia. They have incredible chemistry and bond over their nerdy love of poetry.
  • Portia doesn't just love the emotional impact of Nigel's poems, she shows intricate knowledge of the technical aspects and encourages his individualistic creative spirit.
  Portia: Your sonnet has Shakespearean sophistication mixed with the complexity of Daniel Webster and the sensitivity of Samuel Daniel.
  Nigel, in awe: Wow! You really love poetry!
  • "I Love the Way" is the nerdiest love song ever and they complete each other's interests beautifully.
  Portia: "OH, IS THERE NO PITY SITTING IN THE CLOUDS THAT SEES INTO THE BOTTOM OF MY GRIEF?!"
  Nigel: Oh! Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 5!
  Portia: You’ve seen it?
  Nigel: Six times, and you?
  Portia: Eight! If my father knew, he would disown me.
  Nigel: My brother, too.
  Portia: I adore Shakespeare!
  Nigel: Me, too! I’ve got a Comedy of Errors, first edition.
  Portia: I’ve got Sonnet number 1. Signed!
  • The adorkable way they fangirl over the writers at Shakespeare's party.
  • Nigel's entire motivation for writing Hamlet, known as one of the best works that kick-started many genres and tropes, was because he was so distraught over almost losing her.
  • Portia ran away from her religious exile to catch up with him and set off for the Americas.
• Although Nick and Bea are at a rough spot in their marriage, there's no doubt that they still love each other.
  • When Bea gleefully reveals that she's pregnant, after a brief "you sure it's not the plague?" joke, Nick smiles incredibly widely, hugs her, and squeals that they're going to be parents together.
  • The driving force behind his morally questionable acts was that he just wanted enough money to give Bea a better life.
• After Nick and Nigel have a falling out, Bea sits Nigel down to have a heartfelt talk after she gives them some privacy from her friends. She revealed that she knows that he was taking money from the savings box but retains some faith in him and sings about his determination to help his family if they are in bad circumstances.