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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Shakespeare Authorship Controversy!
What's that you say? Shakespeare may not be the man the world has come to know and love? Arguably one of the greatest mysteries EVER, it has been wreaking havoc in the thespian world for quite some time: was Shakespeare, the man, really the person responsible for Shakespeare, the writing? Or was the true author of the most celebrated works in the history of the world another figure from the period, someone who used Shakespeare as a pseudonym in a time when being associated with the theatre was a good way to garner a bad reputation, or worse? There's fact, theory, and opinion both supporting and disclaiming both sides. So who's right? Was Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet written by someone other than the balding, Elizabethan guy we've all come to recognize? Is debating the authorship of 400-year-old plays a entire waste of time, or only partially so? Vicious debates are raging through academia at this very moment!
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3 comments:
Intriguing stuff! I like that your overview has a sense of humor about it and I think that your choice is creative.
What prompted you to choose this topic?
Hey Emily! This is really great, all of the information you have so far is very vital to exploring your topic and you have put it all together so well. You are off to such a good start. Your topic is so intriguing it must be such a controversy. I think what would be really interesting is to find evidence from those who have investigated shakespeare's history that has led people to believe he might've or might not have wrote all those plays. That could really help, and I'm sure you've thought about this already.
I chose this topic because I'm clearly an English nerd - thanks for asking!
And thanks for your advice, Jaimie!
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