"No legacy is so rich as honesty", wrote Shakespeare in his play, "All's Well that Ends Well", not anticipating the irony behind those words. Despite being regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and being credited with writing some of the most timeless, captivating, and thought-provoking plays and sonnets, there are some skeptics doubting his credibility. Through many years of conspiracies, research, and doubt, people have theorized that Shakespeare might not be the writer of his works, and that there are two other candidates who could be responsible.
To clearly understand who Shakespeare was, his background should be analyzed. William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26th, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. He
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Whoever wrote them had an aristocratic attitude". Many personalities and scholars agree that one of the most celebrated writers in the English language was never the man from Stratford, but rather, Edward de Vere, England's highest-ranking earl. Unlike Shakespeare, Edward de Vere seems to have the ideal background of the author responsible for England's greatest works- he was an adventurer, a poet, and a highly-educated courier (Hall). In addition, de Vere's uncovered works and letters show a strong Shakespearean style and it is also interesting to note his nickname at court, 'Spear-shaker' (“De Vere Authorship Argument.”). He graduated from Cambridge at the young age of 14, was an expert in law and Italian, and would have had a wide-ranging knowledge of the upper classes – in contrast to William Shakespeare, who was born into the lower class (“The Shakespeare Mystery.”). All this means that de Vere was well placed to write works such as Macbeth, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. There is also resemblance in Shakespeare's works of de Vere's life and his family- Hamlet was almost an autobiographical play about the earl’s life. De Vere’s father-in-law, William Cecil (Lord Burghley), is said to be have been re-written as the character Polonius, and scholars believe that in order to parody a man of such high status, one must be close with him in order to write his character convincingly (“De Vere Authorship
I am convinced that the true author of the works attributed to Shakespeare is Edward DeVere the Earl Of Oxford. Many pieces of evidence show that Edward DeVere is the true author of these plays and sonnets, but one convincing piece of evidence is the bible Owned by Edward DeVere that had 1,066 similarities with shakespeare's work. I think one of the most convincing piece of evidence for Edward being the real author is that Edward owned a bible which was heavily annotated with sentences and 1,066 of the sentences in DeVeres bible correspond to the match with sentences in the books and plays that shakespeare wrote. This evidence supports my claim because it shows that Edward Devre could have written the plays of shakespeare because how could
Should Shakespeare be taught ? Do you think Shakespeare be taught in school? Shakespeare should not be taught in 9th grade. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet should not be included in the ninth grade curriculum because it is very hard to understand and not many students may like his plays.
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an actor, poet, and playwright, but he did so much more than that. He changed psychology, the english language, theater, writing, and created thousands of words we still use today. William Shakespeare wrote and acted in his plays during the Renaissance, which was a time from the 1300s until the 1600s when ideas of society changed. During the Renaissance, a new concept started to form that changed society which was humanism.
Shakespeare work it appears, was prophetic as he tried, to prepare all for the times to come. The Elizabethan ideology itself became a vehicle that Shakespeare rode on to safety and security convey this message of self-redemption. This itself reveals a man of Shakespeare, deep thought and top-notch
Jonson vs Shakespeare The works of William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson are known around the world. They knew each other personally and they were friends as well as rivals. William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest English writer. Ben Jonson wrote of Shakespeare, “He was not of an age, but for all time.” He was baptized on April 26, 1564 and died on April 23, 1616.