That’s Mrs. Shakespeare, Thanks

March 20, 2008 - 3:30 PM by Stephanie

Was Shakespeare’s work penned by a woman?

And a Jewish one at that?

According to this piece by John Hudson, the proof appears to point in that direction…

For hundreds of years, people have questioned whether William Shakespeare wrote the plays that bear his name. The mystery is fueled by the fact that his biography simply doesn’t match the areas of knowledge and skill demonstrated in the plays. Nearly a hundred candidates have been suggested, but none of them fit much better. Now a new candidate named Amelia Bassano Lanier—the so-called ‘Dark Lady’ of the Sonnets and a member of an Italian/Jewish family—has been shown to be a perfect fit. Here are eight reasons that are sure to convince you…

You’ll have to click over to find out….

Heck, it’s Purim. Fly forth ye of theories, fly forth!

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One Comment on That’s Mrs. Shakespeare, Thanks

  1. Benji on Thu, Mar 20th 2008 4:08 PM

    2. Ok, ok, Stef-I admit…I wrote MacBeth. It was originally titled MacBeth Israel but those anti-Semites changed the name and stole the credit.

    THE TRUTH HAS SET ME FREE!!!

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