While William Shakespeare’s name is written on many famous plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream and more, did he actually write the plays? The truth is, that there is no solid proof that William Shakespeare was a writer at all, except for his signature scrawled on the manuscripts. Over the years, many people and organizations have claimed that other people have written the plays, such as, Christopher Marlowe, Francis Bacon, William Stanley, Edward De Vere and even Queen Elizabeth I. All of these people were good writers, and there is a possibility that one of them wrote Shakespeare, but why would somebody write under a pen name? The answer is, they would not, unless they were hiding something. The only person
Shakespeare was a writer of many plays like Romeo and Juliet, or Hamlet but, some people believe that he did not write his plays. In some of the sources they would explain that shakespeare couldn't have wrote the plays. The others sources say otherwise, they say that he could easily imagine how it would be like to be rich and their for him being able to write the plays. From all the evidence that the sources gave, Shakespeare did not or could not write his plays because he was not educated well enough to be able to write the plays with such sophisticated language another reason that Shakespeare was not the writer there's not enough evidence such as copies of the plays.
Shakespeare's most famous works include: Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer-night's dream, Julius Ceaser, Othello, King Lear, and the list goes on and on and on. Not only did Shakespeare write plays, he also invented over 1700 words, some that are still used today. Shakespeare was known for his dark comedies. Shakespeare wrote up to 37 plays and 154 sonnets. Shakespeare also acted in his plays and performed for Queen Elizabeth 1.
Many people believe that Shakespeare wrote his own plays and many people do not. The author of article Read claims, "Some of Shakespeare's plays took place outside of London but Shakespeare never traveled outside of London. Shakespeare only had a few legal documents with his handwriting and his plays were written by a different hand. Also people say that the plays was wrote by a scholar and there is no proof that Shakespeare ever attended school" (Fraser). People who do not believe it was Shakespeare who wrote the plays think it was Sir Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, or Edward de Vere. So the real question is: did Shakespeare really write his own plays or did someone else? It is Edward de Vere that wrote Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare was a very famous writer from the 15th century who had very popular poetry, but did he wrote his own plays? There is reason to believe that William Shakespeare did not write his own plays. He came from an all illiterate family, he had no record of his schooling, and when he died, he will had nothing to do with poetry or any writing. William Shakespeare did not write his own plays.
One cannot write thirty-six plays, one hundred and fifty-four sonnets and two long narrative poems if they were ordinary. But unbelievably, William Shakespeare did just that from 1564 – 1616. People have questioning how Shakespeare achieved writing such great pieces of literature, when the behind the scenes story does not add up. There are no records to prove he wrote anything and there is proof someone else did what he took credit for. In my opinion, Macbeth and Titus Andronicus, two of Shakespeare’s plays are strong examples of pieces of literature that was not actually created by Shakespeare. I believe William Shakespeare, the man with
In 1564, a man was born by the name of William Shakespeare. He was born to a poor family, was given little education, and had no interaction with sophisticated society. Thirty-eight plays and over 150 sonnets are not attributed to this ignorant man. Those who believe that Shakespeare was the author have no definitive proof but instead point to Hamlet’s declaration: "The play’s the thing(Satchell 71)." The true author, however, lies hidden behind he name of Shakespeare. Edward de Vere the premier Earl of Oxford is not only considered a great poet in history, but he may also be the great playwright who concocted the sonnets and plays which are now attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford, England.
One of the most argued cases in history is whether or not William Shakespeare was the one to write his own plays, or if he had someone else write them for him. There are numerous amounts of arguments agreeing that Shakespeare wrote his plays, and then there are numerous amounts disagreeing with his penmanship of “his” plays. According to some sources, Shakespeare was an impractical choice to write such famous works of art due to his lack of traveling, and his lack of education (Hechinge). These theories come into play when explaining that Shakespeare was, indeed, a fraud.
The large body of work attributed to William Shakespeare shows education, experience, creativity, and wisdom far beyond what many people are willing to accept came from a single author. Due to the scarcity of facts surrounding Shakespeare’s life, speculation arouse about whether or not he actually wrote his works became more common. In the mid-1800s ideas about other authors were brought forward. However, these theories have little sustenance, and it is likely that the entire body of work attributed to Shakespeare in fact belonged to Shakespeare himself.
There is no verification that William Shakespeare ever wrote anything in his entire life. As of now, records only indicate him receiving only one letter in his entire lifetime. William Shakespeare
The lucidity of his plays and poems provided a clear path for them to stick around for centuries and to even think for one second that shakespeare did not write his poems and plays would be completely daft. It is clear that shakespeare wrote his plays due to the shear number of the holes in the argument that someone else wrote shakespeare’s poems and plays for him. From the thought that he had someone else write them for him even though he was a praised scholar and an avid reader from a young age.
William Shakespeare, by far one of the greatest playwrights of all time, is clouded with controversy. Rumors run rampant that he was nothing more than a non de plume for someone who wished to keep the anonymity of his identity. There have been names such as Edward De Vere the 17th Earl of Oxford, Sir Francis Bacon, even Queen Elizabeth herself was among those thought to be the true writer of the plays and poems.
Because of Delia’s assumptions, there were many people that started to believe that William Shakespeare did not write his own work, such as Christopher Marlowe, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Rutland, the Earl of Oxford, and even Queen Elizabeth I (Mabillard). People believed that Shakespeare wasn’t real. They say that there was no evidence to show that a real person named William Shakespeare wrote the poems and plays Shakespeare became an actor in the company that produced the plays (Mabillard). There were no documents found to support Delia’s accusation about William Shakespeare’s work being written by someone else (Mabillard). There is also no evidence that said that the name used by this man who crafted the plays, sonnets, and poems was an alias (Mabillard). They looked into the lives of other author’s and playwrights and there was nothing to associate their works with Shakespeare’s work (Mabillard). The question about if Shakespeare is a real person, and if he wrote his own work still remains questionable today. That question may never be answered.
This website is a news source that writes original articles and reports on news. Steve Forbes is in charge and makes decisions for this website. This site is updated very often and is a highly accredited magazine, therefore I find it to be a very reliable source. Alex Knapp, the author of this article, says that Shakespeare did indeed write his own plays and poems. He talks about some excellent points about how Shakespeare wrote his own plays. (REPHRASE -Knapp explains how Shakespeare put his name on his plays and poems, yet during that time period, playwrights didn’t sign their name on their works.) Another point was that Shakespeare was a very well-known playwright. People like Robert Greene, William Camden, and Ben Jonson all praised Shakespeare’s works. William Camden was a famous historian who acknowledged Shakespeare and said he was an amazing contemporary writer. Ben Jonson was Shakespeare’s rival playwright, yet he even admitted that Shakespeare was a great playwright. Shakespeare was so famous that other playwrights would put his name on the plays they would sell, which could be another reason why people are suspicious about the amount of plays that bear his name. Lastly, Knapp brings up that to posses such successful plays, Shakespeare would need to hire excellent actors and know how a play is performed. All in all, Knapp proposes a lot of exceptional arguments and evidence that Shakespeare truly wrote his own
The Missing Author William Shakespeare the amazing playwright from the Elizabethan Era; or was he? The Shakespeare Conspiracy can be proven because William Shakespeare was a commoner and was thought to be illiterate, there was a witness to Shakespeare being a fraud of authorship, and there is no valid documentation on Shakespeare being the author of his plays. To be straightforward on the matter, a person would say “no one other William Shakespeare could have written such a masterpiece,” or” how do we know it was Shakespeare, there isn’t any proof?” You’re with the conspiracy or against the conspiracy. Sure, someone could argue and say “if Shakespeare didn’t write it, then why is his signature on it?”
Who was Shakespeare? Was he a man from Stratford-Upon-Avon who started with little and became the greatest English author to ever live; or was he a privileged Earl who was a favorite at Queen Elizabeth’s court? That is the great mystery. This particular mystery is difficult to solve because of the lack of documentary evidence. The Elizabethans did not believe in getting everything in writing as people do today. Therefore, the truth may never be known with certainty. However, evidence does exist to support at least two theories about the Shakespearean authorship: one that the man from Stratford wrote the works, the other that Edward de Vere the Earl of Oxford was the author. The question then becomes, which