The well-known William Shakespeare wrote many prominent plays and sonnets that lead him to be one of the greatest writers. As a youth, he grew up in Stratford and learned to speak and write Greek and Latin. Then, after having twins, he left his home town, and pursued his writing career. His 37 plays and over 150 sonnets soon became top hits throughout the world. However, is Shakespeare himself the one to take credit for these famous plays? With Shakespeare’s lack of information on his childhood, Edward De Vere is likely to be the writer of Shakespeare’s plays due to his qualified education, experience at court, and his travels to places of the settings in Shakespeare’s plays.
In Shakespeare's plays there was a lot of advanced writing and different languages used. Since Shakespeare only learned Greek and Latin, it wouldn't have made sense for him to write these fantastic plays because there was both Spanish and French in them. However, Edward De Vere would have been perfectly educated to write them. “Aristocratic, educated first privately,
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De Vere relates to this because he was in Italy for a period of time, so he would know much about the places there. “In 1575, he was granted travel to Europe and spent much of his time in Italy, later becoming known at court as the “Italian Earl” for his dress and affectations” (Biography). When De Vere travelled to Italy, he picked up the styles and postures that the Italians used. This would explain why in Shakespeare's play there was a lot about the design of Italy. “Edward De Vere is known to have traveled to Italy in the 1570s, putting him in an ideal position to write knowledgeably about Venice (The Merchant of Venice / Othello)” (Absolute Shakespeare). In some of his plays, there also was information on a city in Italy, Venice. Shakespeare would not have known about the city because he never travelled there, however Edward did for a year or so. Closing