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In our testimonial...we believe that Shakespeare is not the person responsible for all these "wonderful" plays we have come to know. We believe someone else has written that and is not named Shakespeare. This is our first testimonial against Shakepseare and his plays and by the time this is done I will have completely abused the word testimonial, I find that somewhat **ironic**. [This testimonial was made by ]

__Why Shakespeare Didn’t Write Shakespeare__**
 * Negative 1:

In this testimonial, it has been concluded by means of research that the plays that Shakespeare is so famous for creating were not even written by him. Through out this essay, there will be some significant evidence shown to prove that Shakespeare is not who he is thought to be. First, there is no physical evidence that specifically states that Shakespeare ever went to school, or was at all educated. Next, there is evidence that all of Shakespeare’s plots were stolen from other sources. Finally, based on evidence that states that Shakespeare had used multiple different signatures through out his life, it can be concluded that he may not have even been a real person at all.

First of all, there is not one piece of physical evidence that specifically states that Shakespeare ever went to school, or was at all educated. (www.shakespeare-authorship.com) Just because his father had a good social status, that doesn’t mean that Shakespeare even attended school. It is highly possible that he didn’t. Many people did not attend school back in those days.

Next, there is evidence that all of Shakespeare’s plots were stolen from other sources. (www.jstor.org) In order for him to have written those plays without thinking of his own plot, he would have needed to find other sources that provided him with plots. If he had gotten his stories from another source, that would be plagiarism and Shakespeare would not legally be allowed to take the credit for writing those plays.

Finally, based on evidence that states that Shakespeare had used multiple different signatures through out his l**i**fe, it can be concluded that he may not have even been a real person at all. (www.anusha.com) Most people only have one signature that may vary in appearance from time to time, but generally looks like the same signature. However, Shakespeare had used multiple, significantly different signatures through out his adult life. For example the signature on his will was different from the signature that he had used to sign other documents, and many of the signatures on those documents strongly varied in appearance. Also, why would Shakespeare have a curse put on his grave saying that anyone who dug up his bones would be cursed? There was never any evidence that he had had trouble with anyone, and would want to keep them from disturbing his grave. Maybe the curse was engraved in his headstone to keep anyone from discovering that there was never really a Shakespeare in the first place. Those are the reasons why I think Shakespeare is not the one responsible for creating all of those magnificent plays.

In conclusion, there is a high possibility that the plays that are thought to have been written by Shakespeare were never written by him at all. First, there is no physical evidence that specifically states that Shakespeare ever went to school, or was at all educated. Next, there is evidence that all of Shakespeare’s plots were stolen from other sources. Finally, based on evidence that states that Shakespeare had used multiple different signatures through out his life, it can be concluded that he may not have even been a real person at all.

__Negative 2__ In this testimonial, it will show that the plays we all have come to know will not have the uthor everyone thinks. This testimonial will show that a person was reprehensible for writing the plays but is not named Shakespeare.

Some of the evidence shows that there was never any proof of William going to any type of grammar school. Meaning, how could Shakespeare have written such intricit plays if he wasn't even educated enough to write them. It is said (www.urbana.k12.oh.us) to write this kind of lyrics only a wll educated man and would have gone to a university to learn how to wite these plays. When compared to evidence (__The Shakespeare Enigma__ video) it seems Shakespeare's play writing skills had a handicap. This just helps prove Shakespeare's "talent".

Another piece in this testimonial is the question of Shakespeares' "signatures". There have been recordings (www.anusha.com) of different signatures by William Shakespeare even on his own will. The will of Will shows a signature different from other "signatures" of the renowned William Shakespeare. This could mean several different things. For example, it could mean that there is no such person as William Shakespeare or that a different person took his role every few years. Or that even there is a leauge of writers who call themselves William Shakespeare! Whatever the case, it just help shows that William Shakespeare does not exist and is not he writer we all have thought him to be.

The fact remains that there is proof against "Shakespeare" and his ability to write plays but proof we have gained in research leads to bias sites. That Oxford or Bacon were the real writers. It is not being submitted they are righ, it is being submitted that Shakespeare didn't write these plays. The last piece of evidence is that Shakespeare couldn't even write his own plots. He had to use folk lores or tall tales to help him. In some way, shape or form isn't that plagirism? Something a creative author shouldn't have to do unless they are extremely stuck which shown by the other plays isn't the case, or that he is not the great author he claims to be.

So, from his uneducated history to his multiple signatures all the way to his poor plot creativity, Shakespeare has shown us many things which could cause people to believe that he is not the true author of the plays. This testimonial speaks on no half for Bacon, De Vere, or Marlowe it just simply states that whoever wrote these plays, his or he name is not Shakespeare.

In this testimonial, made by the defendants, it is firmly believed that William Shakespeare wrote his own plays and deserves rightful credit for doing so. The following are reasons as to why the works of William Shakespeare rightfully belong to William Shakespeare despite what theories have risen:

  The following are questions that have risen in order to prove the works of William Shakespeare to not be the true works of William Shakespeare. The questions to the following are answered with logic and fact:
 * __Why Shakespeare wrote his plays__**
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)">Shakespeare went to school because of his father's social status.
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)">He was a shareholder of the Globe Theatre.
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)">Shakespeare could turn simple plots (ex. Romeo and Juliet) into masterpieces.
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)">One of Shakespeare's only signatures is in his will.
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)">Anti-Stratfordians make a point 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.

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(240, 96, 213)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)"> __<span style="color: rgb(224, 21, 133)"> Positive One __:
 * __Why Shakespeare didn't write his plays (with answers):__**
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)">Q: Why are there no documents to show that he went to school? A: Documents were not as important then and it would be hard for the documents to survive hundreds of years.
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)">Q: Why were there years that Shakespeare was unaccounted for? A: Everyone has a time in their life when they are trying to figure out what they are going to be and who they are. Shakespeare wasn't a figure of any interest at that point in time, so one cannot expect people to know or remember his whereabouts.
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)">Q: How could he write masterpieces of his own if he was not good at writing plots? A: He borrowed classic plots and gave them his own twist, turning them into works of art. This is NOT plagiarism. Many classic stories, such as fairy tales, are re-written often.
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)">Q: Why didn't Shakespeare write his own will? A: He could have had either a lawyer or other such power write it for him. He may have also been too sick at the time the will was written to hand write it himself. Many people do not hand-write things themselves, but that does not make them any less the author. (ex: Hitler did not sit down and hand-write //Mein Kampf//. He dictated what to write to someone else who then wrote it down for him.)

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(240, 96, 213)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 113)">In this testimonial, it is believed Shakespeare should be given full credit for creating his masterpieces granted the speculation of his authorship. Here are three questions that will be proved to be invalid arguments of the anti-stratfordian views. They are: what evidence do we have that Shakespeare was a shareholder of the Globe Theatre, why are there years in Shakespeare life that are unaccounted for, and why are some of Shakespeare's plays unnamed? <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(240, 96, 213)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 113)"> The first issue that will be addressed is why there are years in Shakespeare's life that we don't know about. Everyone has a time in their life that is unaccounted for. In the 1500's and 1600's when Shakespeare was figuring out where he belonged and what he was going to do with his life, there would be no reason to keep tabs on him. ====<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(240, 96, 213)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 113)">The second controversy question is, what evidence do we have that Shakespeare was a shareholder of the Globe Theatre. There are documents showing that Shakespeare was a shareholder and actor at the Globe Theatre. His name appears frequently on a popular acting group of the time, “The Lord Chamberlains Men.” This shows that Shakespeare was active participant in the Globe Theatre plays and the affairs of the popular Theatre. ==== ====<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(240, 96, 213)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 113)">     ==== ====<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(240, 96, 213)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 113)">The last issue is, Why do some of Shakespeare's plays do not have his name on them? This speculation is easily argued. Anti-Stratfordians do make a point 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. So during this time there would be no reason for Shakespeare to put his name on these particular masterpieces. Shakespeare got recognized for his plays only when society, at that time, started to recognize plays written by their authors. ==== ====<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(240, 96, 213)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 113)">     ==== ====<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"><span style="color: rgb(240, 96, 213)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 172)"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 113)">In the conclusion, and by the evidence provided, it is apparent and clear that Shakespeare did write his plays and it seems that no anti-Stratfordian has real evidence on the matter. ==== <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 205); font-family: Georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 163)"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)">__Positive Two__

In this testimonial, it is firmly believed that William Shakespeare wrote the works that have been attributed to William Shakespeare despite what theories have risen. The three main questions that those opposing the genius of William Shakespeare may argue by using the following questions: Why are there no documents to prove that William Shakespeare ever attended school?, How could William Shakespeare create literary masterpieces if he was not good at making plots?, and why, if William Shakespeare was the writer he is now known for being, did he have someone else write down his will for him? These theories that have been made over the last centaury can be proven by using both fact and logic. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)">

First, why are there no documents to prove that William Shakespeare ever attended school? In the defense of William Shakespeare, why are documents even necessary? In the 1500’s, William Shakespeare’s father’s social status, being elected the Alderman in Stratford-Upon-Avon, brought with it the free education of his sons. No father would turn down free education for his children. William Shakespeare must have attended school. Also, if documents were even created to prove that William Shakespeare attended King Edward IV Grammar School, the school which William Shakespeare would have attended probably between the years of 1571 to 1578, they would have had to survive for hundreds of years. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)">

Next, how could William Shakespeare create literary masterpieces if he was not good at making plots? William Shakespeare’s plots were most likely borrowed from old folk tales. He then would place his own twists and situations in to the plot, making it his own. Also, plots are not necessarily the most important element to a story or play. When it comes to the works of William Shakespeare, his character are what really bring his plays to life. He gives them all personalities that his readers and viewers the feeling that the characters actually exist. His characters are timeless. This is the reason scholars and other admirers of the works of William Shakespeare continue to study and enjoy the same stories for generations. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)">

Lastly, if William Shakespeare was the writer he is now known for being, why did he have someone else write down his will for him? This can very well be defended by saying that William Shakespeare may have been too sick at the time his will was written to hand write it himself. Some argue that the signature on his will does not look like the other few surviving signatures of William Shakespeare. If William Shakespeare was sick at the time his will was written, which is a most likely occurrence, his signature would not look like his signatures that were signed while he was healthy. Also, just because William Shakespeare did not physically write down his will does not mean he was not a literary genius and that he could not have written masterpieces. No one ever argues that Adolf Hitler was not the author of Mien Kampf even though he did not physically hand write it himself. Why should anyone argue that William Shakespeare was not the author of the plays attributed to him because he did not hand write his will? They should not. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 180)">

To conclude this testimonial, the theories regarding William Shakespeare not writing his own plays and stories can be proven false through fact and logic. William Shakespeare did attend school for free because of his father’s social status, his characters are really what make him a literary genius, not his plots, and the fact that William Shakespeare did not physically hand write his will does not prove that his literary works do not belong to him. William Shakespeare rightfully deserves ownership of his classic literary works.

__**A testimonial in response to the edivence provided [by negative 1 and 2]**__
 * There has been no evidence of Shakespeare going to school which has been stated before by my partner [Lawyer Talk]
 * N/A for stocks in the globe theater
 * He could never write a plot and he had to use plots from another story [Plagirism is wonrg] He could have stolen his plots from old Arab folktales.
 * they find Vere's name cryptographically hidden in the plays.
 * Wasn't there different signatures for Shakespeare [A-ha! (Good 80's Band)]
 * If shakespeare did not get permission to alter those original lays, than it is plagerism because he is taking something else and calling it his own.
 * Why would shakespeare have someone write his own will for him if he was such an amazing author, and if shakespeare had had someone else write his will for him, than why is his signature on the will different from other signatures of his.
 * Based on evidence... it can be proven...


 * __Additional Testimonials by Negative 1 and 2__**
 * here is some signifigant evidence that Shakespeare did not write the plays that he is so famous for creating.[What she said]