The Questioning of Shakespeare’s Authorship

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Christopher Marlowe was born in Canterbury in 1564 (“Seletsky”). He was a brilliant writer. He was considered a seasoned professional and a tempestuous character rather than a noble sensitive dilettante (“Jarvis”). Christopher was roisterers, and boisterous (“Jarvis”). He was a drunk who spoke of evil and engaged in pederasty yet still a lyrical dramatic genius. Christopher was a bit on the dramatic side at times and was often seen as over the top (“Jarvis”). Christopher’s father was a shoe maker, so he was fortunate to receive a scholarship to King’s School Canabury as well as Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. (“Seletsky”) Christopher attending college was a fine substantial step in his education, but hardly in the outcome of his personal development (“Jarvis”). In college he practiced translations, poetry and playwriting and after school he entered the Queen’s service (“Seletsky”). Christopher‘s impact on the audiences was “ferociously”, but the works of Shakespeare was truly gifted. The works were equally impactful and offered greater dimensions in subtlety and sensitivity and in spirituality (“Jarvis”). In 1593, at the age of 29, Christopher was said to have been killed. Most did not believe he was actually murdered; in fact they thought he went off into an exile and continued writing plays as Shakespeare (“Seletsky”)

Shakespeare’s authorship question is viewed mainly from a historical point of view (“Seletsky”). The work attributed to Shakespeare shows knowledge of geography foreign language politics and an immense vocabulary that was found by most with what is known as Shakespeare’s education (“Seletsky”). Later on came The Declaration of Reasonable Doubt. The declaration was written to counter the orthodox claims that there is no doubt that Shakespeare did not write his own work; however the declaration was not only written to advocate but to also educate the public about the controversy. (“What is the Declaration”). The declaration provides a concise definitive overview of the evidence and arguments for and against William Shakspere of Stratford as the author (“What is the Declaration”). Nearly three dozen Shakespeare scholars helped write the declaration; it has a verified signatory count of 2566 (“What is the Declaration”).

Based on studies it appears that the works attributed to William Shakespeare was either written by Christopher Marlowe, Francis Bacon, or Edward de Vere.; however, out of the three it is believed to be the only candidate who shows potential. Edward de Vere also holds the most followers currently ascribing to the non-Shakespeare philosophy and the authors are very doubtful that Shakespeare did in fact write his own work.

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