ChristineR
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I always wonder how many of these critics have actually done theater. All plays are edited and rewritten for performance. In Shakesphere's day theaters bought the rights to plays outright, including publishing rights.
The Two Noble Gentlemen is by John Fletcher, but apparently Shakesphere had enough of a hand in it that it was included in the second Folio. The First Folio was a best seller, so naturally the publishers were happy to stick in some pieces that were only marginally Shakesphere's.
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The population of London was only about 600,000 people at the time. All these people--De Vere, Burghley, Queen Elizabeth, Shakesphere, John Fletcher, would have heard all the gossip about one another.
Many scholars suspect that Osric, a minor character in Hamlet was a satire of De Vere. If Osric was based on a real person and we still know some things about that person, then De Vere is clearly the best fit.
De Vere died in 1604, before many of the plays were written. Quite a few of the plays contain references to things that happened after De Vere died, but De Vere supporters claim those are just coincidences. For example, De Vere's clever heirs decided to release The Tempest just after a page turner of a book about a huge storm in the South seas became a best seller in London.
The Two Noble Gentlemen is by John Fletcher, but apparently Shakesphere had enough of a hand in it that it was included in the second Folio. The First Folio was a best seller, so naturally the publishers were happy to stick in some pieces that were only marginally Shakesphere's.
More goodies:
The population of London was only about 600,000 people at the time. All these people--De Vere, Burghley, Queen Elizabeth, Shakesphere, John Fletcher, would have heard all the gossip about one another.
Many scholars suspect that Osric, a minor character in Hamlet was a satire of De Vere. If Osric was based on a real person and we still know some things about that person, then De Vere is clearly the best fit.
De Vere died in 1604, before many of the plays were written. Quite a few of the plays contain references to things that happened after De Vere died, but De Vere supporters claim those are just coincidences. For example, De Vere's clever heirs decided to release The Tempest just after a page turner of a book about a huge storm in the South seas became a best seller in London.