Question

Match the person to his claim to have written Shakespeare's plays.

1. William Shakespeare
2
a spy who faked his death but continued to write plays under the name of Shakespeare
2. Edward de Vere
1
has biographical information that seems to match some events in Shakespeare's work
3. Francis Bacon
4
most scholars accept this candidate
4. Christopher Marlowe
3
a famous writer who wrote Shakespeare's plays on the side of a philosophical and political career

Answer 1

1.William Shakespeare - most scholars accept this candidate. 2. Edward de Vere - a famous writer who wrote Shakespeare's plays on the side of a philosophical and political career. 3. Francis Bacon - has biographical information that seems to match some events in Shakespeare's work. 4. Christopher Marlowe - a spy who faked his death but continued to write plays under the name of Shakespeare.