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Well, he doesn't exist now, because he's been dead for almost four hundred years. And he did exist then. We know because:
- We have the record of his baptism.
- We have the record of his marriage licence.
- We have the record of his death.
- We have the record of the birth of his children, in which he is named as father.
- We have records of his ownership of certain property.
- His grave is in the church in Stratford.
- His wife commissioned a statue of him, which is also in the church in Stratford
- We have his will.
- We have references to his evidence given in a couple of lawsuits.
- We have records of him receiving payment for theatrical performances.
- We have records of his being a member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
- We have records of his being an actor in Ben Jonson's plays.
- We have records of his having an interest in London theatres.
- We have a record of a critic compaining about him.
- We have records about him complaining about unauthorized publication of his poetry.
- We have contemporaries who wrote down jokes about him and other members of the acting company.
- We have quite a lot of poetry and plays published in his name during his lifetime.
- We have testimonials as to the quality of his playwriting written by people who knew him not long after his death.
- And more which I do not have time or space to relate . . .
So, yeah, it is not difficult to prove that he existed.
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How did Shakespeare's education influence his work?
Almost nothing is known for sure about the education of William Shakespeare. Many people say that the knowledge revealed in his works 'prove' that a man who did not attend university could not have written with such awareness of affairs. However, it is without doubt that he was the author but how he gained such wide information is not known.
When was Shakespeare born and where did he get his education?
Shakespeare was born shortly before April 26, 1564, when he was baptised. A lot of people think it was on April 23. This is certainly possible. Shakespeare probably went to The King`s New School, a grammar school in Stratford which is now known as Edward VI School. However the records of the time when Shakespeare would have attended that school have been destroyed, so we can't prove it. Shakespeare had no post-secondary education, and may not have fininshed Grammar school because his father stopped being an alderman and no longer had access to the scholarship which would have paid William's fees.
What was a patron in William Shakespeare's time?
Patrons are and were sponsors, people who gave financial support and sometimes moral support to people and enterprises. In the world of Elizabethan Theatre, patrons were particularly important, since companies of actors had to have a noble or royal patron or they were subject to prosecution as vagabonds. That is why all theatrical companies were called by the name of their patron, to prove that they were legal and to show who was their protector.
How does shakespeare prove in his sonnet love's not times fool?
In Sonnet CXVI Shakespeare doesn't prove that Love is not Time's fool.Shakespeare suggests:Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,But bears it out even to the edge of doom.But the poem ends:If this be error, and upon me proved,I never writ, nor no man ever loved.That is: Shakespeare doesn't need to prove his point - since anyone who has ever been in love already knows that this idea is untrue. (And in fact, if you can believe such nonsense, you might as well also believe that Shakespeare never wrote the poem you have just read).
Who said rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind?
Ophelia, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 1
Can you prove that the moon exists?
As easily as you can prove the United States exists -- people have been to both places. Or simply - if you can see it, and other people can see it, then it exists.
Did William Paley believe in God?
William Paley not only believed in God, he thought he could prove that God exists.
How might having a religious experience prove that God exists?
People have so many definitions of God so it is hard to prove that God exists. A religious experience may make a believer of you but it may not "prove" God exists as your experience may not convince a non-believer.
Does the enormity and complexity of all that exists prove that god exists?
The bottom line is "No."It likewise does not prove that God does notexist.
How do you prove something exists?
You go to Alberta and find Steve, and Steve will help you prove it exists... Hes super cool
How do you prove gas exists?
light a match
Why do you doubt faithful wife?
Read or watch Othello by William Shakespeare. Such doubts are driven by emotion, the fear that the wife in question will prove unfaithful. They are not driven by any real evidence.
Is there actually a soul?
Millions of people throughout the world do believe there is a soul. Science, however, has yet to prove that a soul exists.
What year did William Shakespeare leave local grammar school for boys?
The records of the grammar school in Stratford for the mid-sixteenth century no longer exist, so we cannot even prove that Shakespeare studied there, never mind when he finished. It's an open question.
How did Shakespeare's education influence his work?
Almost nothing is known for sure about the education of William Shakespeare. Many people say that the knowledge revealed in his works 'prove' that a man who did not attend university could not have written with such awareness of affairs. However, it is without doubt that he was the author but how he gained such wide information is not known.
What was William shakespeares goal in life?
His goal was to prove that people interested in literature can be smarter than mathematicians
How does descartes prove that he exists?
Descartes famously said "Cogito, ergo sum" or "I think, therefore I am." He argued that even if he was being deceived by an evil demon, the act of doubting his existence still indicated his own existence as a thinking thing. Therefore, the very act of thinking proved his existence.
