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Was Shakespeare a Woman? [View all] saidsimplesimon Jul 2019 OP
No, no, no, no, NO! Aristus Jul 2019 #1
Please, provide proof saidsimplesimon Jul 2019 #4
Simple. William Shakespeare was an actor/shareholder of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later Aristus Jul 2019 #9
Shakespeare was really born in Kenya, and couldn't have written them anway jberryhill Jul 2019 #10
Gottcha...no wonder fish are so easy to snag. saidsimplesimon Jul 2019 #12
Precisely! ChazInAz Jul 2019 #19
What are some of the roles you have played? Aristus Jul 2019 #21
I've been on stage over fifty years. ChazInAz Jul 2019 #22
Cool! Aristus Jul 2019 #23
I studied Shakespeare in college, also... Mike Nelson Jul 2019 #2
Actually, Christopher Marlowe's writing style was notably different from that of Shakespeare. Aristus Jul 2019 #3
Actually, I don't... Mike Nelson Jul 2019 #7
There is the the Mary Sidney Society OneBlueDotBama Jul 2019 #5
Thank you, this is helpful. saidsimplesimon Jul 2019 #6
It sounds like this hypothesis is based on the age-old argument that Aristus Jul 2019 #13
Based on your observations, one might ask... OneBlueDotBama Jul 2019 #15
That's a perfectly valid argument, one that has been forwarded before. Aristus Jul 2019 #16
You're far more charitable toward John... OneBlueDotBama Jul 2019 #17
Oh, he did get into trouble. Aristus Jul 2019 #18
This is fascinating! A very convincing argument - I'll have to read some more The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #8
Two conspiracy theories we'll always have: who really was Shakespeare Hassler Jul 2019 #11
This is because if people are pre-disposed to disbelieve a certain event, Aristus Jul 2019 #14
+1 Hassler Jul 2019 #20
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