Where there is no William Shakespeare :: Biography Biographies Essays

Where there is no Shakespeare   You can be a genius and still be an ordinary man, remarks literary critique and historian A.L. Rowse, debating on the true precedent of Shakespeares work. It has been questioned whether Shakespeare- undoubtedly one of the most remarkable and acclaimed playwrights that the world has ever known, was the actual originator of his work. Although much is not confirmed about Shakespeares work and life, there are m whatever assumptions that lead scholars to question Shakespeares identity due to his limited background, lack of superior manuscripts, and his undocumented birth and death.   Historians assume that Shakespeare was educated at Stratford Grammar School where he learned Latin and possibly Greek. Shakespeare was uneducated he never attended any college, and in fact, there is no real evidence that he attended the Stratford Grammar School. The plays, however, were obviously written by a well-educated man, with an excellent knowledge of unpolluted literature and mythology. Shakespeare did not attend a university- this questions how Shakespeare learned the French, Italian, Latin and Greek that provided the material for the plays.  If he had attended the village school, he would have learned save small Latin and possibly Greek.  Never having attended university, it draws many doubts on how the man from Stratford gain the knowledge the plays reveal of the law and medicine.  Never having been at sea, it is unclear how Shakespeare gained the knowledge the plays reveal of navigation. It has been questioned how Shakespeare- a hick, uses the language of kings and countrymen. The plays show that their creator was well acquainted with the activities and attitudes of the aristocrats, was sympathetic to those attitudes, and was well acquainted with court life and scheming. This strongly suggests that the author was himself an aristocrat. However, Shakespeare was a commoner, and had no direct kn owledge of court life.   Another fact that questions Shakespeares work is that there is no document showing that the man from Stratford did write these works. in that location should be a record his manuscripts, his letters, the letters sent to him, the letters about him between others, and printed stories and pamphlets about him. The only works related to Shakespeares works are reviews and comments on the plays and poems.