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    Shakespeare Authorship

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    the adulation of Shakespeare as the greatest writer of all time had become widespread. The Shakespeare authorship question is the argument that someone other than William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon wrote the works attributed to him. The adherents of this theory believe that Shakespeare of Stratford was a front to shield the identity of the real author or authors, who for some reason did not want or could not accept public credit.…

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    was right handed. He had long curly hair and a trimmed beard. He had green eyes, and he was white. William Shakespeare's home town was about one hundred and three miles west of london. His hometown was known as Stratford upon Avon. His hometown was a market town with a country road near Avon river. William Shakespeare was the third child of a man named John Shakespeare, a leather merchant,…

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    and cities. “Though no birth records exist, church records indicate that a William Shakespeare was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564” (William Shakespeare). William was the third child of six. There is very little on his education but “scholars have surmised that he most likely attended the King's New School, in Stratford, which taught reading, writing and the classics”(William Shakespeare). This school must have been very prestige since he came such a…

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    purpose of this essay is to reveal lesser known information about Shakespeare’s early life, including information about his family and interests. In April of 1564, William Shakespeare was born and baptized. “William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a bustling market town 100 miles northwest of London” (‘William Shakespeare’, www.History.com ). Shakespeare’s father had many occupations, some including farming, leatherwork and money lending. William was the third son of eight, however…

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    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 people know of William Shakespeare’s plays, his personal history is somewhat of a mystery. There isn’t much…

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    teachers - are questioning the authenticity of the William Shakespeare figure raised in Stratford upon Avon. For decades, researchers and scholars have tried various research methods and analyzed Shakespeare’s works countless times to find any secrets hidden within his words. Though the search has been extensive, they have found little information. However, with the evidence that we have, William Shakespeare from Stratford is undoubtedly the man who authored the works under his…

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    Edward De Vere

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    is. For years there have been people saying that William Shakespeare, from Stratford- upon- Avon, is not the one who wrote all those plays and poems. Instead Oxfordian’s believe that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is the one who wrote some of most known plays and poems in English literature. There is enough evidence to support that Edward de Vere is the real Shakespeare. William Shakespeare,from Stratford-upon-Avon, was born in April of 1564. He was not the richest kid in town but he was…

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    1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom ("Poet William Shakespeare”). He one of eight children of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, and had two older sisters and five younger brothers ("Poet William Shakespeare”). Although sources say that no birth records exist, the estimated date of birth was presumed from church records that indicate that Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564 ("William Shakespeare”). It is also presumed that Shakespeare attended the King’s New School in Stratford,…

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    Shakespeare changed the the way english people live today. Shakespeare has made many accomplishments and succeeded throughout his life. William Shakespeare is known by many. This a little bit about his lifetime. He was born in a small town of Stratford Upon-Avon on April 23,1564. He went to school and learned poetry, history, Greek and Latin. At the age of 18, Shakespeare was required to marry a woman named Anne Hathaway. She was twenty six years old when she found out that she was 3…

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    He married Anne Hathaway at the age of eighteen, who gave birth to their first daughter six months into their marriage. After the birth of twins Judith and Hamnet, Anne stayed in Stratford with her children as Shakespeare left for London. Little information was ever found about his whereabouts during his time in the city, and this seven-year period was otherwise known as Shakespeare’s “lost years”. The duration may have served as…

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