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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 1 Essay: Based on several sources it can be proven that William Shakespeare wrote the plays and poetry attributed to him. There are many things that can prove Francis Bacon was Shakespeare’s writer. There also are things to prove that Shakespeare wrote his own plays. Bacon most likely was Shakespeare’s writer. There are facts to prove that it’s correct.

Bacon was familiar with writing in Rosicrucian, Hermetic, Kabalistic, and Neoplatonic themes and the poems “Venus” and “Adonis,” “As you like it,” and “Love's Labour's Lost” all have the Rosicrucian theme in them. Therefore that is proof that Bacon was Shakespeare’s writer. It is an obvious reason. It shows how Bacon knew how to write like Shakespeare did. Why else would Bacon write in those themes?

Bacon used ciphers in his writing. Shakespeare also used ciphers in his writing. This gives is a hint that Bacon was Shakespeare’s writer. Bacon was highly educated and he hid codes in his writing. Therefore, Shakespeare may have realized Bacon was a wise man and had him write for him.

Another fact that proves Bacon was Shakespeare’s writer is Shakespeare did not go to school. Maybe Shakespeare wanted to have a poem that used smart words. Bacon could do that for him. Also Bacon was once named Lord Chancellor. Shakespeare could’ve wanted Bacon to write for him because he knew what he was doing. He was intelligent.

These reasons can prove that Bacon was Shakespeare’s writer. He wrote the same way he did. He used codes like Shakespeare did. Bacon was an intelligent man and knew what he was doing. Therefore, he was Shakespeare’s writer.

negative 1

Based on several sources it is believed that William Shakespeare wrote the plays and poems attributed to him. After a time of research by a few Warwick High School students one of the students has come to believe that William Shakespeare truly did write the plays, poems, and sonnets attributed to him. The first reason this is believed is because William Shakespeare was well educated and went to school, this proves that he was more than capable of righting the famous play. Even though there is no actual recorded documents that he when to school it was believed that he did because of his fathers social status. The second reason the student believed that Shakespeare wrote the plays was that Shakespeare's earlier plays were unnamed and for some reason the author was kept a secret, but until the 1600's, people didn't pay attention to the authors because contemporary plays were not considered literature. The last and final reason for this belief is because Shakespeare put his signature in ink on every one of his plays that is the best evidence of William Shakespeare being the author of the plays that were attributed in his own name. In conclusion there is more than enough evidence to prove that Shakespeare was in fact the author of the plays and sonnets attributed to him.

Negitive2 Based on several sources it can be proven that William Shakespeare wrote the plays and poetry attributed to him.

1. Shakespeare went to school because of his fathers social status. 2. Shakespeare was a shareholder of the globe theater. 3. He was also an actor at the Globe which gave him knowledge of what people did and didn’t like. 4. Plays were not considered literature hence no name. 5.

Arguments

1. Why are there no documents of his schooling? 2. Can you prove it? 3. Prove it? 4. Are none.

Rebuttal 1. Because it is a long time and documents can only be kept for so long without proper care. 2. There are documents proving it. 3. Documents proving it.