William Shakespeare Research Paper

“Love me or hate me, both are in my favor… If you love me, I’ll always be in your heart… If you hate me, I’ll always be in your mind.”- William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare always strived to be known and praised by the world. He eventually rooted himself deep into society with the Shakespearean plays, a cannon that is known to many countries around the world. But, did he really write the plays that influence so much of what we know today, our culture, academic thinking, and literature. There are many theories to who wrote the timeless plays, as we work through the evidence we must discern who the real author of Shakespeare was.

To find the origin of the Shakespearean essays, you must first learn more about the alleged author, William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare’s family was extremely wealthy and had fluctuations of prosperity over time. Although no official documentation exist it is presumed that William attended the free Literary school in Stratford, he did not go to any schooling beyond that. Shakespeare moved up the social latter when he married Mary Arden at 18, known to have come from an ancient family that owned land. William and Mary were presumed to be married until 1616 when Mary died 7 years after Shakespeare. It is unknown if Shakespeare was always with the family during that time and there is an alleged affair. He had three children Susanna who was baptized May 26,1583, and twins Judith and Hamnet who were baptized February 2, 1585. Hamnet Shakespeare’s only son died eleven years later. It is unknown how Shakespeare became such and influence in the theater but eventually he started making powerful friends and gaining more and more attention. He eventually partnered with the Kings’ Men in 1594 which was an acting group at the time. Eventually amassed enough wealth and fame to be presented with a coat of arms in 1596. Although unknown rumors suggest Shakespeare

Albans. He was the first candidate presented to have written the plays alternatively to Shakespeare. Unlike Shakespeare, Bacon had the education that would seem necessary to write the Shakespearean plays. He went to Cambridge, was wildly traveled, was a famous philosopher, an inventor of the scientific method, and led a literary society. Bacon was a royal insider holding the title of Lord Chancellor and was a member of the Privy Council. All of these attributed would make Sir Francis Bacon look like a better writer, maybe the writer of the Shakespearean plays. The reason Delia Bacon the author who first introduced Bacon as a candidate said that he wrote under a different name was because of “stigma of print”. Sir Francis Bacon didn’t want to be associated with being a playwright because he thought that it would be career ending for himself. The theory is that Bacon wanted to get his ideas and thoughts out through the plays but, not be accredited to the thoughts at the time due to not wanting in