Throughout time, there has been much debate about the authorship of William Shakespeare’s theatrical pieces. Many theories have been developed over time, all crediting various individuals with the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays, but none have been truly accepted as the outright truth as there are “more than 5,000 books on the Shakespeare authorship question with more than 50 possible candidates.” (PDF from oxford) To thoroughly formulate a coherent argument towards discrediting Shakespeare and crediting Sir Francis Bacon, one must examine the backstory, and history of both Shakespeare and Bacon’s life, past and present.
To begin, there is little known about William Shakespeare’s early life besides that he was born in Stratford-upon-Avon,
To begin, there is little known about William Shakespeare’s early life besides that he was born in Stratford-upon-Avon,