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It is said that some plays contain too much accurate detail about distant places and affairs at Court to have been written by someone of such low social standing as Shakespeare. Also, the plays present a wide range of style that would not be possible for one person to understand. Furthermore, he did not receive sufficient education to be an author of such calibre.
These arguments would sound ridiculous if applied to anyone else. C.S. Forester's Hornblower books show an astonishingly accurate knowledge of the workings of the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Era. Do we therefore conclude that the books were really written by Lord Nelson and that they were published under Forester's name to avoid embarassment? No, we conclude that Forester did the research. And we could conclude the same about Shakespeare.
Stanley Kubrick directed a number of films showing an astonishingly wide range of style. Do we therefore conclude that Kubrick did not actually direct all of his films and that they were really directed by Michael Curtiz and sold as Kubrick's to avoid embarassment? No, we conclude that Kubrick was a creative genius. And we could conclude the same about Shakespeare.
Ben Jonson, who was Shakespeare's contemporary, had an even sketchier education than Shakespeare, and yet comes off in his work as an intensely high-brow writer. Do we therefore conclude that Jonson's work was written by the Earl of Essex or the Archbishop of Canterbury and passed off as Jonson's to avoid embarassment? Strangely enough, no. We conclude that not everybody who is intelligent is highly educated.
The truth is that people try to doubt the obvious fact (based on absolutely all of the evidence we have about him and about the plays) that Shakespeare wrote his plays, basically because they don't like the person that Shakespeare was and they wish he was more noble, or educated, or romantic, or female, or lived a more documented life, so that he can fit their preconcieved notion of what a literary genius ought to be like.
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Who was the great English play writer during Elizabethan age?
William Shakespeare. However, some people now think that he was a fraud. They say that he didn't write his own plays, he got someone else to do it for him whilst he took all the dredit
Why are people killed in war?
Some people do not think it is wrong because of honor valor and prestige. To answer your question some other people do not think its right because when people dies someone always mourns cries for that person.
Do you think that the Holocaust can be justified?
Everything can be justified in someone's mind, no matter how barbaric. Those guilty of murder often think that they were justified in what they did. So the question is not does any one person think that the Holocaust can be justified, it is does society think it can be justified... the mass of people thinking as a unit. And the answer to that is always a resounding No.
How did Abigail Adams feel about the Revolutionary War?
She felt like that there should be no war. She felt if people wanted to kill someone that it should be theirself, and that they should think about what they are doing.
Did Hitler ever kill someone?
No, but he orderd people to. I guess it just depends on how you think about it. It was his fault but he didnt personally kill them.
Who do people think really wrote shakespeares plays?
Shakespeare did...
When did people think that shakespeares plays were performed in London?
With the exception of the period between 1640 and 1660 or so, Shakespeare's plays have been continuously performed in London since about 1590 or so.
How do you think shakespeares plays had to do with magic and supernatural?
The supernatural adds an atmosphere of mystery and suspense to the drama.
Can you name three of shakespeares plays?
Yes, I can. So can you, probably, if you think about it, but if not, check the related question.
What did john heminges think about William shakespeares achievements?
John Heminges was a big fan of his fellow-actor Shakespeare's writing which is why he was one of the people who arranged for all of his plays (well, most) to be published in one big fancy volume.
Who were the first people to perform plays?
i think it was the ancient greeks but someone else could probably improve my answer :D
If they dont know who plays Renesmee Cullen how do people have pictures of her?
People can choose someone who they think would be a good actress. That doesn't make it official.
Did shakespeares plays contain distasteful humor?
It depends what you think is distasteful. Did Shakespeare make dirty jokes? Absolutely. Some plays, like Romeo and Juliet, Measure for Measure, and Troilus and Cressida, have more than others.
What was the name of shakespeares hometown?
i do not know where his hometown was i think it was in Germany
What was the number 1 play at shakespeares globe?
Do you mean which play was first or which play was the best of all the Shakespeare plays which were performed at the Globe? If the latter, it is really just a matter of opinion. If the former, a lot of people think the first play to play at the Globe was Julius Caesar.
Shakespeares most memorable characters?
I think, probably, Romeo and Juliet.
Where is 'The Yard' in Shakespeares globe theatre?
I think it's the pit, which is infront of the stage.
