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This is where you will construct your presentation -- your persuasive argument for the debate to support Francis Bacon as the writer of the works currently attributed to William Shakespeare.

Positive--993736 and PiedPiper2 Negative--993103 and 981855  Positive(PiedPiper2)- It can proven that Sir Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare's plays. There are many sources of information in which this can be proven. These sources are very reliable This will be proven to you in the following essay. After this essay you will be convinced that Bacon wrote this.

One source is that he was very well educated. Not only in the grade school aspect, but after grade school he continued his education at law school. Not only did William not attend college, but there is no evidence that he attended grade school of any sort. It is known for a fact that Francis Bacon attended both grade school and law school. So obviously Bacon was much more educated that William Shakespeare, therefor Bacon was much more capable of writing these plays.

Also, it has been proven that many of Shakespeare's most famous works fall in line with some of the most important events in Bacon's life.Just a few of these were "Othello", and "Macbeth". These were both published between 1598 to 1607. During these 9 years Francis Bacon was out of work which means he would have had plenty of time to write these plays. Then from the years 1607 to 1621, the works of Shakespeare disapeared. This was also the time when Bacon had a job which would have taken up most of his time. Then when Bacon was out of a job again, the works came back. This proves that Shakespeare's works correlated with Francis Bacons life.

 After reading this evidence you should find that it is evident that Sir Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare's plays. First he was the more educated of the two. Also the time in which the plays were written are connected to Bacons life. Both these are strong supporters of the fact that Sir Francis Bacon wrote the plays that were originally attributed to William Shakespeare. There is no denying it. The evidence is overwhelming. As stated my the late, great Johnnie Cochran, "if it doesn't fit, you must acquit".

(993103) Negative - It can be proven that Sir Francis Bacon did not write Shakespeare.

First all, Sir Francis Bacon is too well educated. It would have been beneath him to write said plays. Sir Francis Bacon's political status also put play write way below him. Sir Francis Bacon had no reason to be a play writer. He was well off for himself and his social status was not in a horrible after his supposed bribery. ( http://www.iep.utm.edu/b/bacon.htm#H1 )

Chris Marlowe (to protect himself) faked his own death. Then he became as inconspicuous as possible: a play writer. Working in the theatre was very low status quo wise that Marlowe could easily continue his life as a play writer. Also, the writing styles agree with both Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, not Sir Francis Bacon .(http://kirjasto.sci.fi/marlowe.htm ) (http://www.trivia-library.com/b/who-really-wrote-shakespeare-plays-christopher-marlowe-part-2.htm )

Shakespeare could have written his own plays too. Just because someone starts from humble origins, doesn’t mean they can’t become great. ( http://shakespeareauthorship.com/howdowe.html )

Obviously Bacon did not write the Shakespeare plays.

 ( (981855)) Negative 1--- Sir Francis Bacon did not write Shakespeare because he was very high in society. He was a lawyer, statesman, scientist, historian and cryptologist. He also had many titles. Those include Lord Verulam, the Viscount St. Albans, and Lord Chancellor of England. There was no reason for Bacon to write plays because he was such a high member of society. First of all, Sir Francis Bacon was very well educated. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, the Lord Keeper of the Seal and Lady Anne Cooke an intellectual and daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, tutor of the Tudor royal family. Sir Francis Bacon’s was tutored at home until the age of twelve when he went to Trinity College, Cambridge. He also studied law. And was in parliment. Secondly, no one who was a high member of society wrote plays.

 (993736)(Positive 1) It can be proven, using the sources: Bacon is Shakespeare, Sir Francis Bacon AKA William Shakespeare, Bacon site, The Shakespeare-Bacon Theory, and The Shakespeare Enigma, that Sir Francis Bacon wrote the plays supposedly written by William Shakespeare.

First of all, Bacon was a high member of society; according to Bacon Site, he was already indicted on charges of accepting a bribe and attaching his name to the plays would reduce his reputation lower than a commoner. Some of the plays he wrote were about wealthy families with problems, or mocking members of the royal family, which would offend some people. If he had placed his names on the Shakespeare plays, he would have to go through another scandal that would destroy his reputation and status, and it could’ve ultimately cost him his life.

Secondly, Bacon was very smart and, according to Bacon is Shakespeare, was very good with ciphers and codes. In the plays written by Shakespeare, there are many hidden codes and ciphers; which were also too complex for Shakespeare. In many of the plays, there is a lot law terms and we know for a fact that Bacon went to law school. Bacon wanted to show people that he wrote the plays by placing these ciphers containing his name. Sir Francis Bacon obviously had the ability to write these plays.

Finally, Sir Francis Bacon was a man of knowledge and he observed many things around him. After he got fired for accepting a bribe, he had some time to work on science, literature, and plays. While in this respite, one of the things he paid close attention to was human behavior which is a key element of Shakespeare’s plays. In “Macbeth,” the protagonist sees the ghost of his father; that is part of the grieving process known as denial. Sir Francis Bacon observed that many people deny the truth when they have lost a loved one. Sir Francis Bacon had the time to write the plays and included some of the most important characteristics that everyone goes through in the play.

In conclusion, Sir Francis Bacon was the real man behind some of the greatest plays in history.

 