Would anyone ever think it was possible for such a well known author to be a fraud or in reality, be a completely different person? Christopher Marlowe is the true author of William Shakespeare’s plays and poems due to the fact that there is little evidence on the man from Stratford, Marlowe had a reason to fake his death, and the similarities of their work are uncanny.
Considering all of the evidence presented, it seems to be highly unlikely that Shakespeare was capable of writing so many exceptional works. There is barely any documented evidence that shows Shakespeare was even a writer(Did Shakespeare Really). There should be some sort of evidence that Shakespeare was a writer. It does not make sense that there are few documents to verify …show more content…
Marlowe had many reasons to want to fake his death and lots of things just do not add up when it comes to his sudden demise, making the loss unbelievable. “Marlowe was facing accusations of atheism, heresy, and blasphemy- charges considered treasonous and likely to lead to his execution” (Authorship Trust). Who would not want to disappear if they were in circumstances like these? It seems pretty evident as to why Marlowe would want people to think he was already dead. A massive indicator that the death was fake was that all three people that were witnesses to his murder were professional liars. One man was a spy and conman, along with two other con men. Marlowe was stabbed by his friend, Thomas Walsingham’s, servant who “was pardoned with unusual swiftness and before he could be brought to trial” (Authorship Trust). It seems odd that everyone to witness his death were considered to be professional liars. Why would anyone believe the things they were saying? To make matters even more mysterious, “William Shakespeare was ‘born’ as an author shortly after Marlowe’s death. Venus and Adonis was registered anonymously on 18 April 1593, and the first recorded purchase on 12 June 1593, less than a fortnight after Marlowe’s apparent death” (Authorship Trust). It would make sense that Marlowe still wanted to write after he faked his death. It is also possible that at this point, he …show more content…
The Stratford man and Marlowe have numerous writing style similarities, duplicate lines, and recurring themes that are apparent in Marlowe’s life. As discussed previously, Shakespeare had no documented education, unlike him, Marlowe had a university based education. Marlowe’s writing was heavily influenced by Latin, and when phenomenal Latin is seen in Shakespearean writing, one cannot help but think, how is it possible? “This would have been extremely difficult to take for the university-educated wit who was so disparaging of those from a humbler educational background” (Search of Shakespeare). Shakespeare was said to have taken hundreds of lines from Marlowe’s past works, along with this, there are many references to Marlowe’s writing in Shakespeare’s work (Shakespeare VS. Marlowe). For someone who is known to be so original and outstanding, why is he duplicating another man’s work? “The Marlowe story fits Shakespeare’s obsessive themes” (Authorship Trust). There are about thirty-three characters in Shakespearean plays that are thought to be dead when they are not. He also always goes back to false accusation, not having a good reputation, and people tarnishing their name. Nineteen plays revolve around someone being executed as well (Authorship Trust). All of these themes relate easily to Marlowe’s life in many ways. He was experiencing slander and his
Considering all of the evidence presented, it seems to be highly unlikely that Shakespeare was capable of writing so many exceptional works. There is barely any documented evidence that shows Shakespeare was even a writer(Did Shakespeare Really). There should be some sort of evidence that Shakespeare was a writer. It does not make sense that there are few documents to verify …show more content…
Marlowe had many reasons to want to fake his death and lots of things just do not add up when it comes to his sudden demise, making the loss unbelievable. “Marlowe was facing accusations of atheism, heresy, and blasphemy- charges considered treasonous and likely to lead to his execution” (Authorship Trust). Who would not want to disappear if they were in circumstances like these? It seems pretty evident as to why Marlowe would want people to think he was already dead. A massive indicator that the death was fake was that all three people that were witnesses to his murder were professional liars. One man was a spy and conman, along with two other con men. Marlowe was stabbed by his friend, Thomas Walsingham’s, servant who “was pardoned with unusual swiftness and before he could be brought to trial” (Authorship Trust). It seems odd that everyone to witness his death were considered to be professional liars. Why would anyone believe the things they were saying? To make matters even more mysterious, “William Shakespeare was ‘born’ as an author shortly after Marlowe’s death. Venus and Adonis was registered anonymously on 18 April 1593, and the first recorded purchase on 12 June 1593, less than a fortnight after Marlowe’s apparent death” (Authorship Trust). It would make sense that Marlowe still wanted to write after he faked his death. It is also possible that at this point, he …show more content…
The Stratford man and Marlowe have numerous writing style similarities, duplicate lines, and recurring themes that are apparent in Marlowe’s life. As discussed previously, Shakespeare had no documented education, unlike him, Marlowe had a university based education. Marlowe’s writing was heavily influenced by Latin, and when phenomenal Latin is seen in Shakespearean writing, one cannot help but think, how is it possible? “This would have been extremely difficult to take for the university-educated wit who was so disparaging of those from a humbler educational background” (Search of Shakespeare). Shakespeare was said to have taken hundreds of lines from Marlowe’s past works, along with this, there are many references to Marlowe’s writing in Shakespeare’s work (Shakespeare VS. Marlowe). For someone who is known to be so original and outstanding, why is he duplicating another man’s work? “The Marlowe story fits Shakespeare’s obsessive themes” (Authorship Trust). There are about thirty-three characters in Shakespearean plays that are thought to be dead when they are not. He also always goes back to false accusation, not having a good reputation, and people tarnishing their name. Nineteen plays revolve around someone being executed as well (Authorship Trust). All of these themes relate easily to Marlowe’s life in many ways. He was experiencing slander and his