Shakespeare Authorship debate
Who wrote Shakespeare's plays?
Meet the candidates
Edward De Vere
Was the 17th earl of Oxford.
Born on April 12, 1550. (14 years before Shakespeare)
Recieved master of arts degree at Oxford in 1566. Died on June 24th 1604.
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Twitter: @edwardtothevere
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Born January 22, 1561, Strand, London.
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Twitter: @dontyouwantsomebacon
Christopher Marlowe
An English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who eventually became the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe's mysterious early death, in 1593.Born 1564 in Canterbury, scholarships to King's School Canterbury and Corpus Christi, Cambridge. Died in 1593
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Twitter: @Cmar
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet.
Born: April 23, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon
Died: April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon
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Twitter: @williamthatshakespeare
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby
Born 1561, London, England; died Sept. 25, 1642, Lathom House, Lancashire, English writer and active member of the theatre who has been offered by some theorists as the true author of the plays of William Shakespeare. He succeeded his elder brother, Ferdinando, as the earl of Derby in 1594. Like His older brother, he held an avid interest in the theatre and maintained a company of actors known as Derby’s Men.
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Twitter: @willstantheman
Case for the following
Francis Bacon
Bacon’s eligibility as the true author of Shakespeare’s work resides in his knowledge and general education. Bacon was described by friends as a 'concealed poet' and 'the precious gem of concealed literature'.
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Christopher Marlowe
Marlowe was born in 1564, in the same years Shakespeare, and was a product of the same social class as him. Unlike Shakespeare however, Marlowe was university-educated. This solid foundation in academics allowed him to be an effective writer and poet. His poetry was heavily influenced by Latin. By the late 1580’s Marlowe’s way of writing was a form of art.
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Twitter: @Cmar
Edward De Vere
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Twitter: @edwardtothevere
William Stanley
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Twitter: @willstantheman
William Shakespeare
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Points Against them being the real Shakespear
Francis Bacon
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Christopher Marlowe
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Twitter: @Cmar
Edward De Vere
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Twitter: @edwardtothevere
William Shakespeare
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Twitter: @williamthatshakespeare