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    The Anti-Stratfordian

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    who fit the profile of the esteemed William Shakespeare. Their claims however, never came to real fruition, with an insufficient amount of concrete evidence to cast enough genuine doubt on the man widely accepted to be William Shakespeare. Their opposition, known as “Stratfordians”

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    people knew who William Shakespeare was, but not everyone knew how is life was in the Elizabethan era. He wrote poems and playwrights that some people liked and others disliked. Many things in the Elizabethan era encouraged and discouraged Shakespeare's writings. Elizabethan society discouraged and encouraged shakespeare's writings by becoming a very popular person to the public. He became a very big public person by being an actor, a playwright, and very big part of a company. The website states,

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    “ To be or not to be; that is the question” (Shakespeare 64). Williams Shakespeare wrote these words in one of his most famous plays in titled Hamlet in 1599-1601. Williams Shakespeare, mostly referred to as Shakespeare, is considered to be the greatest writer in English language. His plays and poems has affected literature so dramatically that all of his work is categorized as Literary Merit. Some of his most famous work includes, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and The Tempest. This

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    William Shakespeare “To be, or not to be” is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous quotes. William Shakespeare was recognized as one of the greatest English playwrights of his era. He was known for his admirable poems. One poem he has written is “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?” which was written in 1609. He is also known for the well-known play “Romeo and Juliet”. The exact birthdate of William Shakespeare is unknown but it is believed he was born in 1564. He was baptized on the 26’th

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    Biography of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was allegedly born in Stratford-upon-Avon, on April 23, 1564. He was baptized in the Holy Trinity Church on April 26, of that same year. His father, John Shakespeare, was a Glover and leather merchant and his mother, Mary Arden, a landed heiress. William was the third of eight children in his family. John Shakespeare had an outstanding run of success as a merchant, and later as an

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    William Shakespeare was a man of many talents, entertaining millions with his poems and plays that have lasted the test of time. Many of his plays although they were in the 1590 era have had a huge impact on the follow decades and modern theater today. William Shakespeare wrote and worked on his on bodies of work throughout the duration of his career as a writer. Coming from humble beginnings he had risen up and surpassed the expectation for being the son of a glover. Writing plays that were just

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    life and doubt about how a commoner like Shakespeare could have written his famous plays to argue against Shakespeare’s authorship. While arguments for other candidates may be compelling, no concrete proof exists for any one candidate that provides a clearer picture of a literary genius than Shakespeare himself. Those who support Shakespeare as the best candidate and true author "emphasize the fact that the body of evidence that does exist points to Shakespeare, and no one else, as the author of his

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    Shakespeare was a famous poet and playwright who wrote over thirty plays that are still wildly popular today. Although it is widely accepted that William Shakespeare wrote his own material, there are many people who believe that he was not the true author of the works attributed to him. Arguments against Shakespeare’s authorship range from people believing that it was all a political cover-up, and that there isn’t enough factual evidence to come to the conclusion that Shakespeare truly did write

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    William Shakespeare was born April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-avon, England. William was baptized the 26 of april 1564. His nationality is english he was the third of eight children. William attended stratford grammar school at the age of 7. The students in this school spent 9 hours a day, these students also studied latin. William loved to read books of ancient roman authors like cicero, ovid, platus, seneca, terence, and vigil. Williams mom is named Mary arden and dad is John Shakespeare. William

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    William Shakespeare was an actor, playwright, and poet, who lived during the Renaissance Era. William Shakespeare was born on April 26, 1564, this is the date traditionally given for his birthday (“Shakespeare’s Life”. Web) “Shakespeare was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. From this, it is believed he was born on or near April 23, 1564, and this is the date scholars acknowledge as William Shakespeare's birthday” (“William Shakespeare Biography”. Web)William’s

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