Question

Match the person to his claim to have written Shakespeare's plays. 1. William Shakespeare most scholars accept this candidate 2. Edward de Vere a famous writer who wrote Shakespeare's plays on the side of a philosophical and political career 3. Francis Bacon has biographical information that seems to match some events in Shakespeare's work 4. Christopher Marlowe a spy who faked his death but continued to write plays under the name of Shakespeare

Answer 1

1.William Shakespeare - most scholars accept this candidate.

2. Edward de Vere - a famous writer who wrote Shakespeare's plays on the side of a philosophical and political career.

3. Francis Bacon - has biographical information that seems to match some events in Shakespeare's work.

4. Christopher Marlowe - a spy who faked his death but continued to write plays under the name of Shakespeare.

Answer 2

1. most scholars accept this candidate - William Shakespeare (although his authorship is debatable, most analytics agree that it was Shakespeare himself who wrote the plays, and not any other pretender)
2. a famous writer who wrote Shakespeare's plays on the side of a philosophical and political career - Francis Bacon (a famous philosopher of the 16th century)
3. has biographical information that seems to match some events in Shakespeare's work - Edward de Vere
4. a spy who faked his death but continued to write plays under the name of Shakespeare - Christopher Marlowe (although it was never confirmed that he was a spy for the Queen, it was still rumored)