Have you ever wondered whether Shakespeare was actually Shakespeare or if it were a numerous amount of people pretending to be one person. After attending a Shakespeare masterclass today I have come to realize that there may just be an illusion behind Shakespeare. Shakespeare could have not written 40 plays so greatly without no help. I have a few theories I would like to share:
1. In 1848 the American Joseph C Hart wrote a book putting forward the argument that the plays were written by several different authors. In 1856 Delia Bacon, wrote an article to support this theory and attributed the authorship to a group of people. Therefore , we are able to say that there are some speculations about the authorship of Shakespeare's work.
2. Sir Francis Bacon, writer of New Atlantis could have penned the plays. Even though there is little evidence , his plays are very similar to Shakespeare's , Bacon could have written Shakespeare's plays.
3. The playwright Christopher Marlowe was writing at the same time as Shakespeare . Marlovians believe that Shakespeare was named as the play's author to protect the truth of what really happened to Marlowe during the night he died.
Shakespeare at the time was extremely liked by the Queen and had Sir Walter and Francis Drake who liked him , therefore he was a powerful man who was able to afford printing. Maybe , he was copying other people's work . We will never know. Nevertheless , the work of "Shakespeare" as an absolute delight to read.
What do you think of these theories?
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