This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and the debate about his true identity has continued for almost 400 years. As the greatest playwright in history, there is no doubt about his profound influence on human literature, including "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", "King Lear", "Macbeth", "Othello", "The Merchant of Venice", "The Taming of the Shrew", "Midsummer" Classic works such as "Night's Dream" are still very popular today.

However, as time goes by, not only have the doubts surrounding Shakespeare not been clarified, but they have become more and more numerous.

In fact, no record can be found in all historical records indicating that Shakespeare was a playwright. Mark Twain once said that Shakespeare is "the most famous anonymous man on the planet." This great writer wrote many articles to examine Shakespeare's true identity because he deeply doubted his existence.

1 Rare References

Unlike many writers who become famous after their death, Shakespeare's plays were already popular with audiences in the era in which he lived, and he was already a celebrity in Britain at that time . However, a large number of scholars spent huge efforts to collect information about this literary genius, and only found more than 30 unimportant reference materials.

Although Shakespeare lived 400 years ago, it is also quite weird. Compared with Michelangelo who was 89 years earlier than him, compared with his contemporary Galileo, compared with Newton who was 70 years behind him, and even compared with poets who are far less famous than Shakespeare, Shakespeare's information is pitiful.

Britain already had good conditions for preserving data during Queen Victoria’s time. At that time, there were printing presses, all kinds of stationery were everywhere, and there were many people who could read and write, so it was difficult to find records. Unimaginable.

2 No one knows in his hometown

As a celebrity, he will be welcomed wherever he goes. However, the strange thing is that in Shakespeare’s hometown, Stella-on-Avon, In the small town of Ford, no one realized that "Shakespeare" was a celebrity, and even his funeral was almost ignored.

3 Did not leave any manuscripts or letters

What is even more strange is that he did not leave any manuscripts: not a script, not a poem, not even a letter. If the first two are barely acceptable, it would be unbelievable that he did not leave any letters. You must know that Shakespeare is not only a playwright, but also a scholar. He has professional knowledge in law, philosophy, classical literature, history, astronomy, mathematics, art, music, medicine, military, French, Italian and other fields. Others communicate, can one person master so many subjects by himself?

4 There is no book in the house

A large number of Shakespeare's works are not original, but adapted from other people's works. Some of them had not yet been translated into English in his day. But not a single book was found in his house. There were no books in the great playwright’s home! How is this possible?

5 There is no information about him in the school files

In addition, there is no evidence that he attended school. According to official information, he went to a nearby grammar school from the age of 7, but left school without graduating. The fact is that the name "Shakespeare" is nowhere to be found in the records of that school, nor can any of his classmates who knew him be found.

6 His wife and children are all illiterate

Finally, Shakespeare’s parents, wife and children are all illiterate. No one can choose his parents, nor can he choose a spouse for other reasons than her ability to read, but it seems inconceivable that a man who values ??writing so important would allow his daughters to be illiterate. If Shakespeare really is Shakespeare, then he is the only famous writer in history who made his children illiterate!

In addition, there is a lot of other evidence, such as: the signature of Shakespeare is often spelled Shackspeare, Shakspere, Shakspeare, etc.

These doubts can’t help but make people doubt Shakespeare’s identity, and also make people wonder who the author of these works is? Maybe he is a romantic and charming earl, maybe he is a down-and-out royal relative, maybe he is a low-key nobleman with a prominent background...

No matter who his true identity is, the literary and artistic quality of his works There is no doubt about human nature.

Whether it is the great love sung in "Romeo and Juliet" or the charming fairyland depicted in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", they are both immortal literature and art.