Shakespeare - Man Or Myth

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know of "Shakespeare", this was not a
possibility.(Bethell 46) We do not even know if Shakespeare has ever
written anything in his life, Nor do we know that he was paid for
writing these works. The man Shakespeare does not even make a claim
that he is the author.(Bethell 50) He may not have been able to write
the simplest thing of all, His own name.(Hayes 1D)

Its not how little we know about Shakespeare that causes
confusion and difficulty, Its the things that we do know about this
man that cause the confusion and difficulty. We know Shakespears
father, a glover, could not write. When he signed documents, he simply
made an "X", This is why it is beleived that Shakespeare could not
write also, Because he probably did not attend school therefore his
education was passed down from his father. (Bethell 48)

We do know much more about the man Edward DeVere. We know that
because deVere was a nobleman, he could not have his name written upon
his writings because he would be ...

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