Conversation so far:
What was something important from the plot?
Shakespeare falling in love and finding inspiration for his later plays.
what is a similarity?
The writers of Shakespeare in Love were sued in 1999 by bestselling author Faye Kellerman.
She claimed that the plotline was stolen from her 1989 novel The Quality of Mercy.
was it successful?
An out-of-court settlement was reached but the sum agreed between the parties indicates that the claim was "unwarranted".

Question: what was similar between the two?
Self-contained rewrite: What was similar between Shakespeare in Love and The Quality of Mercy?