William Shakespeare Research Paper

We all know William Shakespeare, the most important author in the English language. Author of 37 plays and 154 sonnets. Even today after 400 years, the themes in his books are still applicable. But some believe Shakespeare didn’t write any of the play he is credited with, or worse didn’t even exist. But is that the absolute truth? Is the man William Shakespeare as fictional as his plays? Is the greatest dramatist/poet of all time just a myth? Research shows that William Shakespeare was a major part of English renaissance by contributing 37 plays and 154 sonnets. And is it important to know the truth about him because, it is humiliating to not know if the greatest poet in English language existed at all.

To decipher the code behind Shakespeare

In a Ted talk, the authors state, “Candidates include other famous playwrights, politicians, and even some prominent women” (St.Clair and Williams). The candidates include Francis Bacon, Lord Oxford, Christopher Marlowe, Edvard de Vera, and Countess Mary Sidney Herbert. The theory of Francis Bacon, to be the real Shakespeare was first introduced by a Delia Bacon. Francis Bacon was the first candidate to replace Shakespeare. He was a famous philosopher, one of the inventors of the scientific method. Some say he hid his identity as an author because of the stigma of print, meaning it was humiliating for an aristocrat to be a playwright. The second most famous candidate is Christopher Marlowe. He was also a playwright, the invented of the blank verse play. Also, research shows some collaborations between Shakespeare and Marlowe in some plays. But did before Shakespeare wrote many of his famous plays. Also, he was the only professional playwright among all the candidates. Lastly, De Vera was brought to light by J.T. Looney in 1920. De Vera was the 17t earl of Oxford he was highly educated, trained as a Lawyer and also connected to Theater. Some believe he traveled to the location in which Shakespeare’s plays are set in. Some point out clues for Hamlet which look similar to De Vera’s life. Another shocking fact is De Vera’s wife's was also named Ann. Despite all the evidence, something didn’t add up. Shakespeare had his own signature style that matched no other candidate. That is when Stylometric analysis took