There are always two sides to every story. 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 ... recognized in print. William's talents as an actor were noted by one of his literary and rival contemporaries, Ben Jonson in 1598. It was not until seven years after his...

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