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    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…

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    Mark Twain, a prolific American author, once stated, “So far as anybody actually knows and can prove, Shakespeare of Stratford-Upon-Avon never wrote a play in his life. So far as anybody knows and can prove, he never wrote a letter to anybody in his life...” There's a controversy over whether Shakespeare was a actor, a poet, and a playwright or just an actor. Stratfordians believe that William Shakespeare was an actor, poet, and a playwright. Oxfordians believe that William Shakespeare was only…

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    true pertaining to its author. The majority of those well-versed in Shakespearean history theorize that Shakespeare was not the true author of the literary works in his name. Evidence corroborating the claim points to multiple suspects, including Edward De Vere and Sir Francis Bacon. Yet understand claims of what is not, there must first be knowledge of what is. William Shakespeare’s exact birthday is unknown, but the documentation of his baptism points toward the 20-25th of April, celebrated on…

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    I have always been interested in Shakespeare; however, not until now, did I start to wonder if all this famous literature I have been reading, had not been attributed to the person I’ve always thought it was? This project will help me identify important facts and theories to who the true author is of what we call “Shakespearean Works.” Starting off, I’ve always believed that William Shakespeare authored his works but I did not actually read any of his works before so this may change by the end…

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    if there are other possibilities. It’s a known possibility that the name “Shakespeare” might have been a penname or a group of writers that got grouped under one name. There are scholars and credible people who believe there is strong evidence that Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, was the author of these plays and poems. Despite two hundred years of scholarly attempts to establish the Stratford man's credentials, doubts about the author's identity refuse to go away. Although many…

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    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…

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    evidence has been found. People from every walk of life have made cases for various people; prominent scholars such as Mark Twain strongly believe(d) that Francis Bacon was the true author, while others, including Sigmund Freud are strong advocates for Edward de Vere. And of course, there are many scholars who still firmly trust that William Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon truly…

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    but a smeared ink of a lie to us all. For decades the authenticity of this famous play write has been on the tip of the worlds tongue. Many names have come about as the real Shakespeare such as William Stanley, Francis Bacon, and the most famous Edward De Vere. Many books, movies and articles were made trying to justify the real Shakespeare. Decades later, the claims are still sparking high emotion among the literary community. I believe William Shakespeare is not the writer of the pieces…

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    contemporary short story genre. He was an excessive drinker and this shaped his stories along with the qualities of minimalism and dirty realism. Edward Hopper was an American painter that specialized in realism. Hopper’s artwork depicted the accurate, detailed, and embellished nature of contemporary life. Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral” and Edward Hopper’s painting Room in New York both exhibit someone examining a relationship from outside looking and through this examination you can…

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    Based on the researched carried out it was said that Hopper’s was one of the eminent artistic in the history of American Painters. The essay will answer the question that said how the modern American city is portrayed in Edward Hopper’s paintings. Firstly it will discuss Representation of dream and reality on how he want people to believe that dream informed the conceal part of internal life. How the modern city portray him as prominent traditional designers in the history of America, which…

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