Shakespeare not real author?

Shakespeare did not sign his name on any plays..some people wonder if he did not write the plays...! What do you think?

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[Shelllium]

I feel the same way.  It also bugs me when people decide someone was gay posthumously.

SH

[defiantwon33]

@marksixtyone

maybe not well 'schooled', but they WERE well trained. 

[TheStylepro65]

this officially didnt help my debate.

[heliotropezzz333]

@edboswell By having writing registered with them, the Star Chamber may have wanted to exert some control prevent seditious writings, but I doubt they had the function of enforcing copyright rules for published works. The rest is supposition about Jonson's motives. No one can prove that Shakespeare did or did not write the plays it seems because there is no irrefutable proof. it comes down to belief based on the balance of probabilites and what weight is given to the evidence that exists.

[edboswell]

@heliotropezzz333 Copyrights did come into play during the period. Not exactly like now, but there were rules. All writings needed to registered with the Star Chamber.

Ben Jonson, who knew the De Vere's, and worked for Sir Francis Bacon, knew both the writer "Shake-speare", and the man from stratford. He was paid to edit the first folio, and provided the plausible deniability in order to publish. More than a coincidence that de Vere's inlaws were the dedicatees of the folio.

[heliotropezzz333]

@edboswell how do you know that owners of such books didn't sell or circulate copies of the stories more widely? There was no copyright at the time. Also you traduce Ben Jonson who never said Shakespeare was not a playright - quite the opposite. He only criticised his writing as somewhat overblown, but later praised him

[zahir13]

Here is the website to check: shakespeareauthorshipDOTcom

[MandoMohan]

Of all the known candidates, it is the least known author of the time who is the real Shakespeare, Amelia Bossano Lanier, (see attached video 1st of 3). Hope someone can sign it for you.

[fogbeet]

to me the best choice is De Vere; also, just as some would not be able to do lip reading, some of us don't have reason to read sign language either-could be considerate enough of the majority of watchers to use voice over or captions or at least mumble something

[MPPComix]

i'm not sure what your saying, could you post anotations???