Exhume Shakespeare?
October 28, 2011 at 7:00 pm
(This post was last modified: October 28, 2011 at 7:07 pm by JollyForr.)
I know only three portraits exist of Shakespeare: one from the time he was alive, but has the chances of being him or not, either way equally; the other is an engraving found on his first folio, and the other is a painted statue at a monument of Shakespeare. All portraying him with a different visage.
To relieve those desperately wishing for the face of Shakespeare to be revealed, would it not be possible to exhume his body, and facially reconstruct his face using methods possible now, by analyzing the skull?
I know earlier in the year, plans were made to exhume his body to determine the real cause of his death, and whether it was caused by something other than natural causes. There were also plans to construct his body in 3D, so a full image of him will shine through.
But the whole issue is, whether anyone wishes to exhume his body, and partake in this study. I'm reading Bill Bryson's biography of Shakespeare now, and it's just occurred to me if this is possible?
There is a wish on Shakespeare's grave demanding that a curse will befall those who move the bones, and as it is owned by the Church of England, I doubt this wish will be ignored.
I know it's not the usual thread found here, but it is "Off Topic."
To relieve those desperately wishing for the face of Shakespeare to be revealed, would it not be possible to exhume his body, and facially reconstruct his face using methods possible now, by analyzing the skull?
I know earlier in the year, plans were made to exhume his body to determine the real cause of his death, and whether it was caused by something other than natural causes. There were also plans to construct his body in 3D, so a full image of him will shine through.
But the whole issue is, whether anyone wishes to exhume his body, and partake in this study. I'm reading Bill Bryson's biography of Shakespeare now, and it's just occurred to me if this is possible?
There is a wish on Shakespeare's grave demanding that a curse will befall those who move the bones, and as it is owned by the Church of England, I doubt this wish will be ignored.
I know it's not the usual thread found here, but it is "Off Topic."
