Who Was The Author Of "Shakespearean Works"?

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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 ...

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