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Did William Shakespeare exist?

Poll: Did William Shakespeare of Stratford upon Avon exist as an historical person?
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Did William Shakespeare exist?
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RE: Did William Shakespeare exist?
April 6, 2016 at 12:24 pm
Shakespeare did not invent these stories in most cases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leir_of_Britain

http://www.veronissima.com/sito_inglese/...erona.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet#Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello_%2...29#Sources


So Shakespeare took existing tales and wrote his characters into them.  Sort of like what was done with the fucking bible.
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Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Mudhammam - April 6, 2016 at 6:04 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Alex K - April 6, 2016 at 6:08 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Mudhammam - April 6, 2016 at 6:27 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Alex K - April 6, 2016 at 6:31 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Minimalist - April 6, 2016 at 12:24 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by downbeatplumb - April 6, 2016 at 12:33 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Minimalist - April 6, 2016 at 12:36 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Aegon - April 6, 2016 at 1:19 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Minimalist - April 6, 2016 at 1:46 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Mudhammam - April 7, 2016 at 2:26 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by ApeNotKillApe - April 6, 2016 at 1:21 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Aegon - April 6, 2016 at 1:27 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by ApeNotKillApe - April 6, 2016 at 1:32 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Aegon - April 6, 2016 at 1:39 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Edwardo Piet - April 6, 2016 at 1:48 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Minimalist - April 6, 2016 at 2:00 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Mudhammam - April 7, 2016 at 2:21 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Minimalist - April 7, 2016 at 2:56 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Pat Mustard - April 15, 2016 at 9:40 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Grandizer - April 15, 2016 at 10:03 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Pat Mustard - April 16, 2016 at 11:47 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by robvalue - April 7, 2016 at 3:11 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by rexbeccarox - April 7, 2016 at 3:18 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Alex K - April 7, 2016 at 4:01 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by robvalue - April 7, 2016 at 4:04 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Minimalist - April 7, 2016 at 4:16 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Mudhammam - April 7, 2016 at 9:33 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Minimalist - April 7, 2016 at 9:52 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Mudhammam - April 7, 2016 at 9:56 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Minimalist - April 7, 2016 at 10:02 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Mudhammam - April 7, 2016 at 10:36 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by rexbeccarox - April 16, 2016 at 12:51 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Mudhammam - April 17, 2016 at 1:02 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Edwardo Piet - April 15, 2016 at 1:04 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Minimalist - April 16, 2016 at 12:22 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by CapnAwesome - April 16, 2016 at 1:52 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by thesummerqueen - April 16, 2016 at 7:42 pm
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by c172 - April 17, 2016 at 1:22 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by LastPoet - April 17, 2016 at 6:40 am
RE: Did William Shakespeare exist? - by Mudhammam - April 17, 2016 at 12:13 pm

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