Shakespeare's. In his later life, he eventually rose to Lord Chancellor of England and was a part of the British nobility, which shows his connection with the Elizabethan court. Bacon was also the nephew of Lord Burghley. He began writing after he was found guilty of taking bribes and was banished to his estate. He spent most of his time writing and obtaining knowledge. He is known to have made many advances in political science, economics, biology, physics, music, architecture, botany, constitutional law, industrial development, philosophy, religion, mythology, astronomy, chemistry, and literature (Probst 404). The known works by Sir Francis Bacon does not match that of Shakespeare. Not only do they have completely different writing …show more content…
There were many instances where Oxford was given recognition for being a great writer, and it has also been said that he became mute later in life. His high rank made it impossible for him to sign his own name to his works because it would have been an embarrassment on his family’s name (The Shakespeare Mystery). At this time, public theatre was considered a low rent and a low-life enterprise (Bethel 156). Another theory has also surfaced that Queen Elizabeth and Lord Burghley may have persuaded de Vere to write under a pseudonym (The Shakespeare Mystery). Shakespeare could have very well been de Vere’s pseudonym because of his emblem of a lion shaking a spear. Another piece of evidence pointing to Shakespeare as Oxford’s pseudonym was Gabriel Harvey’s reference to de Vere when he said, “Thine eyes flash fire, thy countenance shakes a spear” (Bethel 47). Not only does de Vere’s age fit the time of the poetry, much of the poetry parallels his life. The date of 1593 corresponds both to the date of Oxford’s last known poem and the year in which Shakespeare’s first poem, Venus and Adonis, was written (Bethel, 46). Oxford’s travels, familiarity with the Elizabethan court and the Navarre court, upper-class rank, and specific events that occurred in de Vere’s life, which all correspond to the plays and poetry, support him as the