Inside Reading 2 - Unit 4 - William Shakespeare

There is serious debate about whether Shakespeare's plays were actually written by Edward de Vere

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Unlike Shakespeare, de Vere traveled to locations important in Shakespeare's plays.

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Those who believe that Edward de Vere wrote the plays are called "Edwardians."

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William Shakespeare came from a poor family and did not get enough education to write the plays.

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William Shakespeare's only son's name was Hamnet.

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Some Shakespeare plays were written after Edward de Vere had died.

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Despite the success of his plays, Shakespeare was not very rich or popular when he was alive.

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Edward de Vere's Bible has many underlined passages that match lines in Shakespeare plays.

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New evidence will soon settle the debate on who wrote the plays.

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Oxfordians say that Shakespeare agreed to pretend that he wrote the plays.

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