Other proposed “real Shakespeares” include Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir Francis Bacon, but currently, the most popular contender is Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. It seems that he was more likely to have written Shakespeare's work than William Shakespeare himself. As a noble, Edward de Vere was highly educated. He received degrees in the arts from Cambridge and Oxford Universities. He's known to have traveled extensively. At age 25, Edward had the opportunity to tour Europe, visiting Germany, France, and Italy. He's also documented to have been a poet and playwright. It has been implied that the Earl of Oxford created the pseudonym of Shakespeare to avoid persecution for writing that was often satirical or critical.
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Those in favor of William Shakespeare being the author call themselves “Stratfordians”, as William Shakespeare was born, raised, and laid to rest in Stratford. Those who oppose William Shakespeare simply call themselves “anti-Stratfordians”. The anti-Stratfordians are from there broken up into smaller subgroups, the most prominent being the “Oxfordians”, or those who favor the Earl of Oxford. All sides work tirelessly to prove themselves right, but until they can find more definite evidence, a lot of time is spent listing the facts and hoping others will choose a side an argument. Although there is a mass of people who are perceived to be suited for the role of the “most brilliant author in history”, all of them, excluding William Shakespeare, share one thing in common: they are all of high status. All born nobles and highly educated college graduates. The fact that many expect the genius of Shakespearean literature to be related to some sort of higher education seems a bit elitist. Is it hard to believe that a man of simple station could have been born bright? It is rare, but …show more content…
Missing information, wild assumptions, and facts being used to prove and disprove the same idea all contribute to making the question and answer of the authorship of Shakespearean literature a confusing mess. One might, once again, make an assumption that people's opinions on this topic would be just as scattered and confusing as the topic itself. And once again, this assumption would be considered wrong. Surprisingly, most scholars have agreed that William Shakespeare wrote the work that is attributed to
Those in favor of William Shakespeare being the author call themselves “Stratfordians”, as William Shakespeare was born, raised, and laid to rest in Stratford. Those who oppose William Shakespeare simply call themselves “anti-Stratfordians”. The anti-Stratfordians are from there broken up into smaller subgroups, the most prominent being the “Oxfordians”, or those who favor the Earl of Oxford. All sides work tirelessly to prove themselves right, but until they can find more definite evidence, a lot of time is spent listing the facts and hoping others will choose a side an argument. Although there is a mass of people who are perceived to be suited for the role of the “most brilliant author in history”, all of them, excluding William Shakespeare, share one thing in common: they are all of high status. All born nobles and highly educated college graduates. The fact that many expect the genius of Shakespearean literature to be related to some sort of higher education seems a bit elitist. Is it hard to believe that a man of simple station could have been born bright? It is rare, but …show more content…
Missing information, wild assumptions, and facts being used to prove and disprove the same idea all contribute to making the question and answer of the authorship of Shakespearean literature a confusing mess. One might, once again, make an assumption that people's opinions on this topic would be just as scattered and confusing as the topic itself. And once again, this assumption would be considered wrong. Surprisingly, most scholars have agreed that William Shakespeare wrote the work that is attributed to