William Shakespeare’s exact birthday is unknown, but the documentation of his baptism points toward the 20-25th of April, celebrated on the 23rd. Though there is no record of his education, as that is the case for many of the time period, there is a high possibility that from age of 7 to 15 years of age he obtained his education from Stratford’s grammar school, with the curriculum including Latin and Greek. After his marriage and the birth of his children, he wrote parts 1, 2, & 3 of Henry VI between 1590 and 1592. His first production came to be on March 3rd of 1592. He continued to create works until 1613, but whether William Shakespeare was the true name of this prolific playwright and poet is what shall …show more content…
Joseph Sobran, among others, found great similarity in writing style, as well as the ubiquitous commonalities between the life of Hamlet and De Vere. The character of Polonius resembling that of Edward de Vere’s father in law Lord Burghley. Furthermore, De Vere had earned the nickname Spear-Shaker, in accordance with his abilities and coat of arms. The major discrepancy which counters the claim is that he died before 12 of the plays were published, though he may have instructed those in his will to publish