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Activity #1
Will the real Shakespeare please stand
up?
1. What is the Shakespeare authorship problem?
2. What
literary, cultural, and political figures doubt that Shakespeare was the sole author of the work?
3. Make a chronological
history of the doubts that surround the authorship of the Shakespearean canon.
4. Now do the same for the doubts surrounding
the Stratfordian attribution.
5.
Make a list of the six contenders for the authorship question. Provide the basis of the argument for each candidate. Use the
chart below to record your information.
Who Wrote Shakespeare: 6 Possible Candidates
for Authorship
Complete the following graphic organizer.
Identify 6 of the most likely candidates as possible authors of Shakespeare. Provide a brief statement about why the author is a possible candidate for authorship.
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