The Shakespearean authorship controversy has continued for over 300 years; yet with a multitude of scholars on both sides their respective research has not made clear the muddy waters of suspicious uncertainty. The conspiracy theorists, called the Oxfordians versus the Shakespearean traditional historian loyalists each provide compelling points of circumstantial evidence from the Elizabethan days of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. ... The "Beginner's Guide" emphasizes several factors regarding Shakespeare: the dating process of when events occurred based upon what was mentioned i...

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If it was not for the "binding industry" for discovering a method for affordable paper and the abolishment of taxes on paper then the spread of Shakespeare wouldn't have existed among the Elizabethans. ... In the Elizabethan era, the theatre was the most popular attraction in Britain and theaters were heavily controlled by affluent people and government laws for the decision of who and what can be performed. ... Thus, he was careful not to overindulge the sexual parts in his plays because in the Elizabethan era, originally he had only male actors. ...

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