Why do people keep calling Shakespeare a fraud? Even if Marlowe wrote Shakespeare's plays (which he didn't) and Shakespeare was just a farmer who became an actor, that still wouldn't make Shakespeare a fraud himself. It would make him a farmer who became an actor...
@likebox2 "Silly" and "obvious" are not academic thoughts in my opinion. I truly believe Edward de Vere wrote the works. I've read many books & seen a ton of info. & I also know about Shakespeare f/Stratford, so yes I've seen both sides and the Marlowe side, too. It's not "obvious" & I realize there may be tons of info on de Vere, but nothing can be proven. Ripoff? Still, whoever wrote the works is a literary genius & there IS a reason his work as been read & popular for 400+ yrs.!
angryliberal= as a teacher, that's not exactly a way to teach in my opinion. If you don't want to believe in the controversy, at least give them the option of choosing, so that later they may want to look into it. I know I had the same problem in h.s. when rdg. R & J...it meant nothing to me & hated it. I'm a non-trad. now, & I LOVE Shake-speare. Never thought I'd say that. I him his works thru diff't eyes. now. Maybe you shouldn't be so mad at the world & be a better educator. Just a suggestion
You aren't debunking anything, you are just silly. It is obvious to the most casual reader of both that Marlowe wrote Shakespeare. Otherwise, Shakespeare is the biggest ripoff artist in history.
@ted2u2 You said I "don't know anything about the topic under discussion". That was not a valid response as you don't know the first thing about me or what I know other than the words in the one comment I wrote. Do you seriously expect for me to take you seriously if you genuinely think that what you just said was relevant? I happen to have studied Shakespeare for the majority of my life and the sort of "nonsense" of the author of Shakespeare's work being Shakespeare isn't exactly "nonsense".
To read Ovid, Plutarch, Suitonius, and Tacitus I am certain he would of had to have gone to school.
Graham6762 1 week ago
Why do people keep calling Shakespeare a fraud? Even if Marlowe wrote Shakespeare's plays (which he didn't) and Shakespeare was just a farmer who became an actor, that still wouldn't make Shakespeare a fraud himself. It would make him a farmer who became an actor...
2277Ajones 1 week ago
You can believe it all you want, but there just doesn't happen to be any evidence to support your pet theory.
Kamandi2008 1 week ago
@likebox2 "Silly" and "obvious" are not academic thoughts in my opinion. I truly believe Edward de Vere wrote the works. I've read many books & seen a ton of info. & I also know about Shakespeare f/Stratford, so yes I've seen both sides and the Marlowe side, too. It's not "obvious" & I realize there may be tons of info on de Vere, but nothing can be proven. Ripoff? Still, whoever wrote the works is a literary genius & there IS a reason his work as been read & popular for 400+ yrs.!
knightbook1003 1 month ago
*I see his works (oops on that mess up)
knightbook1003 1 month ago
angryliberal= as a teacher, that's not exactly a way to teach in my opinion. If you don't want to believe in the controversy, at least give them the option of choosing, so that later they may want to look into it. I know I had the same problem in h.s. when rdg. R & J...it meant nothing to me & hated it. I'm a non-trad. now, & I LOVE Shake-speare. Never thought I'd say that. I him his works thru diff't eyes. now. Maybe you shouldn't be so mad at the world & be a better educator. Just a suggestion
knightbook1003 1 month ago
Here's what I teach my students about the "authorship controversy." It takes four words: "It is all bullshit." Enough said.
angryliberal1984 1 month ago
You aren't debunking anything, you are just silly. It is obvious to the most casual reader of both that Marlowe wrote Shakespeare. Otherwise, Shakespeare is the biggest ripoff artist in history.
likebox2 2 months ago
@ted2u2 I wouldn't want to argue with you anyway, but as some advice, work on your reasoning skills, my friend
DuskAndHerEmbrace13 2 months ago
@ted2u2 You said I "don't know anything about the topic under discussion". That was not a valid response as you don't know the first thing about me or what I know other than the words in the one comment I wrote. Do you seriously expect for me to take you seriously if you genuinely think that what you just said was relevant? I happen to have studied Shakespeare for the majority of my life and the sort of "nonsense" of the author of Shakespeare's work being Shakespeare isn't exactly "nonsense".
DuskAndHerEmbrace13 2 months ago