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William Shakespeare of Stratford wrote the plays attributed to him.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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6 sources for · 2 against

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Is it true that William Shakespeare of Stratford wrote the plays attributed to him?

Partly. Several sources treat William Shakespeare of Stratford as the author of the plays, and one reference work reports that nearly all scholars reject alternative-authorship theories as fringe. A fringe paper and a passing forum remark dispute the attribution, so the retrieved items support the claim only in part and from both directions.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 6 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 6
Who wrote Shakespeare's plays?
2011
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Who wrote Shakespeare's plays?. (2011). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/9083/who-wrote-shakespeares-plays

Evidence against · 2
Why William Shakespeare Did Not Write the Works Attributed to Him, and Why Sir Henry Neville Did
2024
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Rubinstein, W. (2024). Why William Shakespeare Did Not Write the Works Attributed to Him, and Why Sir Henry Neville Did. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.31275/20243243

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SHAKESPEARE AND ACCOUNTING.
1946
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SHAKESPEARE AND ACCOUNTING.. (1946). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-7039196

Shakespeare authorship question - Wikipedia
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Shakespeare authorship question - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_authorship_question

She-villain in Shakespeare's Tragedies
2024
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She-villain in Shakespeare's Tragedies. (2024). zenodo.org. https://zenodo.org/records/13862933

Shakespeare Before Shakespeare: Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and the Elizabethan State
2020
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Shakespeare Before Shakespeare: Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and the Elizabethan State. (2020). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=6268779

Shakespeare before Shakespeare: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and the Elizabethan state
2020
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Shakespeare before Shakespeare: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and the Elizabethan state. (2020). dx.doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198862918.001.0001

More against · 1
Did William Shakespeare help make the KJV bible?
2011
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Did William Shakespeare help make the KJV bible?. (2011). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6967/did-william-shakespeare-help-make-the-kjv-bible

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