1. Many authorities have made claims that De
Vere more than anyone is most closely related to being the author of the
Shakespearean collection. Why?
Charles Francis Topham De Vere Beauclerk, the Earl of Burford and
direct descendant of Edward De Vere (1550-1604), the 17th Earl of Oxford,
believes his ancestor wrote the plays under the hyphenated pseudonym
"William Shake-speare." Declares his lordship, curator of the De Vere
library and a leading
2. What are some of the coincidental connections between the Earl of Oxford and
Shakespeare? Are these connections strong enough to support Oxfordian Claims?
The 17th Earl of Oxford died in 1604, before a third of the plays
were published, but his supporters argue that they could have been written and
kept under wraps or that the publication dates are inaccurate. He earned two
master's degrees, studied law for three years, traveled extensively throughout
3. What problems exist between the authorship of the Shakespearean poems and
plays?
Whoever wrote the plays and sonnets had a rare grasp of knowledge
in numerous disciplines, including physical sciences, medicine, the law,
astronomy, and the Bible. There are no manuscripts, poems, letters, diaries, or
records in his own hand. His will, dictated to a lawyer, makes no mention
of a literary legacy and who should inherit it.
4. What similarities exist between De Vere's writing and Shakespeare's writing?
(Consider style and structure)They have the same style and the same language
use.
5. What type of logic/illogic is used to support the Oxfordian claims? De Vere
used a pen name Shakespeare and he was brought up in