Conspiracy theories anyone?

[Shawkorrr]

Lets go.

[GhostiePantaloons]

That Shakespeare didn't write his plays.

The argument is that his works talk in detail of foreign places he had never visited, as well as in depth knowledge of courts for someone who was so low down in the social order. He also writes of aristocratic sports like bowling and tennis, which he would of never seen or experienced. The writer of these works had to be well travelled, familiar in law and aristocratic politics. Something which a man with his background was far from.

Also his works are never a consistent style and read like they are a collection of stories from different authors, not one man. 
There are also many accounts of him being illiterate, his wife, parents and siblings were illiterate, but despite him apparently having an education in multiple areas like latin and rhetoric's, there apparently is no record of him attending a place of education. A popular piece of "evidence" that is used to support this is examples of his handwriting, which are barely legible and have countless misspellings of his own name.

I'm not usually one for conspiracy theories but this one makes me question a lot!

[TheDiveFreak]

The Flat Earth Theory

[Shawkorrr]

On 3/24/2023 at 12:34 PM, GhostiePantaloons said:

That Shakespeare didn't write his plays.

The argument is that his works talk in detail of foreign places he had never visited, as well as in depth knowledge of courts for someone who was so low down in the social order. He also writes of aristocratic sports like bowling and tennis, which he would of never seen or experienced. The writer of these works had to be well travelled, familiar in law and aristocratic politics. Something which a man with his background was far from.

Also his works are never a consistent style and read like they are a collection of stories from different authors, not one man. 
There are also many accounts of him being illiterate, his wife, parents and siblings were illiterate, but despite him apparently having an education in multiple areas like latin and rhetoric's, there apparently is no record of him attending a place of education. A popular piece of "evidence" that is used to support this is examples of his handwriting, which are barely legible and have countless misspellings of his own name.

I'm not usually one for conspiracy theories but this one makes me question a lot!

The idea that Shakespeare did not write his own plays is a popular conspiracy theory that has been around for many years. However, the vast majority of scholars and experts in the field of literature and history reject this theory as unsupported by any real evidence.

While it is true that Shakespeare did not have a formal education and was not born into an aristocratic family, it is not uncommon for writers to draw on their imagination and research to create stories that are set in foreign lands or deal with themes they have not personally experienced. Moreover, many writers throughout history have written under pen names or used pseudonyms to protect their privacy or avoid social stigma.

Regarding the alleged inconsistency in his writing style, it is important to note that Shakespeare wrote over a period of more than 20 years and was influenced by various literary trends and personal experiences during this time. The argument that his handwriting was illegible or that he misspelled his own name is not persuasive evidence against his authorship, as spelling and handwriting standards were much less strict in his time.

Overall, while it is certainly possible to question some aspects of Shakespeare's life and work, there is simply no credible evidence to support the claim that he did not write his plays. The vast majority of experts in the field accept Shakespeare's authorship as an established fact.

Regarding the Flat Earth conspiracy theory however, this is what happened to the dinosaurs:

[Kakon]

On 4/21/2023 at 8:18 AM, Shawkorrr said:

The idea that Shakespeare did not write his own plays is a popular conspiracy theory that has been around for many years. However, the vast majority of scholars and experts in the field of literature and history reject this theory as unsupported by any real evidence.

While it is true that Shakespeare did not have a formal education and was not born into an aristocratic family, it is not uncommon for writers to draw on their imagination and research to create stories that are set in foreign lands or deal with themes they have not personally experienced. Moreover, many writers throughout history have written under pen names or used pseudonyms to protect their privacy or avoid social stigma.

Regarding the alleged inconsistency in his writing style, it is important to note that Shakespeare wrote over a period of more than 20 years and was influenced by various literary trends and personal experiences during this time. The argument that his handwriting was illegible or that he misspelled his own name is not persuasive evidence against his authorship, as spelling and handwriting standards were much less strict in his time.

Overall, while it is certainly possible to question some aspects of Shakespeare's life and work, there is simply no credible evidence to support the claim that he did not write his plays. The vast majority of experts in the field accept Shakespeare's authorship as an established fact.

Regarding the Flat Earth conspiracy theory however, this is what happened to the dinosaurs:

yeah sure mate. You're a part of the problem. we all know shake spear was a lizard man who couldn't write.

[Shawkorrr]

42 minutes ago, Kakon said:

yeah sure mate. You're a part of the problem. we all know shake spear was a lizard man who couldn't write.

"There is no credible evidence to support the claim that William Shakespeare was a lizard person or that he had any connection to a supposed conspiracy involving lizard people."