^Question -- Do you believe the person in history known as William Shakespeare wrote all of that?
Heres what I heard (and totally could be bullshit) is that he was an everyman only because they chose someone and paid him to be the voice/face of the writing? Before I start googling, any truth to that
4d -- you should totally battle. You good at everything..... I enjoy music cuz it is not the part of my brain I use often and it is genuinely tough for me to learn
*AI OVERVIEW -- for what its worth*
Shakespeare is not a nom de plume (pseudonym) used by another individual, though alternative authorship theories—such as the claim that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, used the name as a pen name—have been debated by some researchers.
• The Academic Consensus: Mainstream Shakespeare scholars and historical records confirm that William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon was a real person and the actual author of his plays and poems.
• The Oxfordian Theory: Proponents of the Oxfordian authorship theory, discussed by organizations like the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship, argue that Edward de Vere (de Vere) used Shakespeare as a pseudonym to hide his identity. However, this claim is rejected by mainstream historians due to a lack of contemporary evidence.
There is an overwhelming body of evidence about the life and works of William Shakespeare (Upstart Crow). In almost every case there are extant first folios and even in his own lifetime other playwrights either knew him, coresponded with him and as the nickname implies, envied him.
It was the classic case of a 'grammer school oik' creating greater works that his contemporaries who had all passed through the public school/Oxbridge path.
I suggest he was quite shrewd because some of the histories were clearly to gain the approval of the crown because just to stage a play, it first had to pass a censor who would be given the role by royal perogative.
But equally while Marlowe wrote 'The Jew of Malta', Shakespeare's response wasn't to castigate his friend but to write 'The Merchent of Venice' - the one with the famous speech and where term 'pound of flesh' was coined.
Shylock isn't a hero but crucialy, he is a person.
Then, later in the play Portia's speech convinces Shylock that he should give the mercy HE asks for earlier in the piece.
Because Shakespeare wasn't just a capable writer but deals with the human condition, the language and iambic pentameter may take time to comprehend, but the subjects are timeless. In essence, you only get out what you put in.
But there are meta-jokes which as you know is bang on MY humour! Often at the expense of stereotype parts, bad writing and overwrought plots. He doesn't break the fourth wall (or 'third wall' as Joe Orton joked) but the more you see his work, the more you see just how beautiful he sets up those jokes.
Germany has Einstein, Belgium has Janssen, we have Shakespeare and crucially, the vast amount of language be it newly coined words or idioms.
