Perhaps Divinci never drew masterfully, studied anatomy, painted the last supper or the Mona Lisa. It was the guy in the mirror; the one who took all those notes backwards via the mirror image. Yea! that was it.

Actually Shakespeare was  Christopher Marlowe ! For whom faked his death then to become Shakespeare .... He wasn't a fraud yet a Brilliant Master !

 

This is all very nice. Well researched, presented, etc. There is only one problem. If someone else wrote Shakespeare's works, then why didn't they take credit for them? I have heard credit given to several prominent writers, Sir Francis Bacon included. They were all great writers that changed Literature through their efforts. They also signed their work.

It has been posited that the real author hid behind a shill, Shakespeare, so he would have the freedom to criticize, lampoon, accuse or scorn English society, court and royal personages. The motive being to avoid the Tower or the ax. The problem is, Shakespeare never faced any retaliation. One would think after the first couple of plays, it would be safe to emerge from the shell.

However, no one ever did. Even post mortum, their was never a claim let by any of the suspects. More to the point, no one every disputed authorship. Odd considering the success of the works.

I maintain an open mind about this issue but does this really matter? If Shakespeare isn't the author than it can never be proven beyond doubt who the author actually was. The ongoing speculation smacks of intellectual snobbery. No common, poorly educated, basely born person could ever rise to such accomplishment. This is a usual reaction when faced with native talent, genius or ability.

Yet most genius springs from unexpected sources. That is the key to the human species. Few people are born with the ability of a Picasso, a Morzart or a Shakespeare; and that makes some who aren't feel inadequate. Who ever wrote the works of Shakespeare, they will remain his works into the foreseeable future. So live with it.