Thesis: Shakespeare was too uneducated to write his
own plays.
I.
“As an individual of common birth, there
is no way that such an individual would have the necessary grasp of languages,
the classics, political theory, and history, necessary to write such works,
whereas a high born and educated gentleman would.” http://www.williamshakespearefacts.net/did-shakespeare-write-his-plays.html
II.
Given the sheer number of plays, poems, and
sonnets, it would be impossible for a single individual to produce so extensive
a body of work.
Linguistically and structurally, it has been
suggested that both the language (lexicon) and writing style is far too varied,
and would therefore point to a number of authors – and not necessarily
including Shakespeare.
There
is too little contemporary documentation linking Shakespeare to the plays and
writings of associated to the 'Bard'. It cannot therefore be conclusively shown
that Shakespeare is the author.
III.
Who else could have written them?
Queen
Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
17th
Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere (1550-1604)
Sir
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
IV.
Arguments for Shakespeare:
Shakespeare, although a commoner, had
received a sufficiently good education that included subjects such the
classics, rhetoric, history, and Latin grammar, in order to be able to write
such literary works.
The
majority of the plays bear his name on the title page, including subsequent
editions of the same play, albeit with some variation (such as Shake-speare
instead of Shakespeare, for example).
The
Shakespearean plays were performed by a company of actors variously known as
the Lord Chamberlain's Men (1594-96), Lord Hunsdon's Men (1596-97), Lord
Chamberlain's Men (1597-1603), and finally the King's Men 91603-42).
Shakespeare was a central member of this company.
In
1610, and in a publication with the title The Scourge of Folly, John Davies'
poem 'To our English Terence, Mr Will. Shake-speare', clearly identified
William Shakespeare as a playwright – the word Terence referring to an ancient
Roman playwright of that name.
With
regards to the deeds to the Globe Theatre, there is documentation that proves
that the William Shakespeare named on the deeds, and the William Shakespeare
who appears in the Stratford-upon-Avon baptismal record of 1564, are one and
the same person.
V.
Shakespeare’s education:
b. There
is no documentation that says Shakespeare went to school.
He did not go to any
prestigious schools, just the one closest to his ho
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