The Anti-Stratfordian Movement

Interestingly, there are many people who believe that Shakespeare was a fraud. In fact, there was a movie produced in 2011, titled Anonymous, directed by Roland Emmerich, which illustrated a plausible conspiracy. Besides that, there have been additional theories as to who the works really belonged to, with candidates including: Sir Francis Bacon, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Christopher Marlowe, and William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby. The most widely accepted possible author is Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. Because he occupied a high social rank, he could not openly broadcast his plays as his own, as playwrights were considered lowly jobs. Adding to the evidence is the fact that Shakespeare’s …show more content…
For example, over 1700 of the words in the English language were invented by William Shakespeare. This is fascinating because those words were not the flowery or eloquent words usually associated with Shakespeare’s plays. The words invented by Shakespeare are common words that are used in everyday language such as: uncomfortable, addiction, manager, and inaudible. Shakespeare used many methods to create words including: changing parts of speech of words, combining words together, adding prefixes and suffixes, and even fabricating completely new words. One of his favorite tactics was adding “in” or “un” to existing words, as well as using nouns as verbs or adjectives as nouns. Shakespeare’s influence on words completely changed not only writing, but also the English language as a whole, for centuries to come. In fact, Shakespeare even invented the names “Jessica” and “Miranda”, two very popular and common names for girls. Additionally, he additionally erected phrases or expressions such as “not slept a wink” or “catch cold” that are still frequently used nowadays. Also notable are his insults. Shakespeare cleverly formed insults to be vulgar, yet witty, comical and enjoyable. His use of pungent and cutting remarks have served as a basis for comedy and acting ever since. Most importantly, however, is the fact that Shakespeare’s works helped to standardize the language. Before …show more content…
I would have never thought of Shakespeare and Disney cartoons are correlative. I think that this really shows how great of an influence Shakespeare was on everyday life. It shows, also, that the mindset of Shakespeare’s work as mundane and boring is false. Those who enjoy the Disney movies, such as The Lion King just do not realize that Shakespeare is interesting! People need to cast aside the bias and stereotypes of Shakespearean plays to be able to truly enjoy it. Although many high-schoolers complain about studying Shakespeare in school, they really shouldn’t. Shakespeare’s works contained extremely similar storylines of modern entertainment.The acknowledgement of this correlation also gives a sense of how the play-goers were, back then. In fact, they were much like us today! They enjoyed similar plot twists and drama, just as we do. Although their live theater and our animated films are disparate, they all narrow down to a common basis of entertainment. This shows that there is an inherent aspect of human nature that really doesn’t change much, even over centuries. We enjoy the concept of star-crossed lovers, and vengeance against evil. It appeals to us, despite the form it comes in. Although technology may advance from Shakespearean theater to high-quality films, the basic meaning and plot structure remains, and people enjoy it,