I heard that Shakespeare is an illusion personality ,it means that he never exists before ,...is it true?

Answer 1

there is a debate about whether or not someone else did his writing for him and that debate has extended into the area of whether or not he was a real person

Answer 2

There is no doubt that Shakespeare was a real person, who was born in Sratford-on-Avon, went to grammar school there, lived for years in London, wrote many plays and poems, retired to Sratford and died there (supposedly from a fever brought on by drinking) .The speculation whether he was real arises because he wrote so much and so relatively little is known about his life. All that can be incontestably affirmed can be found in S. Schoenbaum's large biography. Some have found it difficult that a person of Shakespeare's education and background could have written the plays, which display a deep understanding of many things and a very wide vocabulary. Some have given the plays to Francis Bacon. Some have almost made a habit of giving the plays to anyone except Shakespeare. Ben Jonson, who knew Shakespeare, praised his friend highly, but pointed out that he did not know much Latin or Greek. Shakespeare read Plutarch's "Lives of the Greeks and Romans" and let his artistic imagination do the rest. He was looked down upon by some university men in his time.There is no doubt about the year of his birth (1564) and death (1616). That said, many things are profoundly mysterious about him, giving rise to the idea of illusion, which certainly plays a large part in his work. Like Hamlet, Shakespeare is a great enigma.

Answer 3

Shakespeare definitely did exist and their are records to prove this - from his life in London and his life in Strafford.

The debatable issue is not whether he existed, but whether he was the true author of all the plays which are so loved worldwide. (Though I read Loves Labours Lost for the first time the other day and felt horribly cheated that not one of the couples got a happy ending!)

Many theories abound - if Shakespeare didn't write them, I think the most convincing story is that Kit Marlowe (who is reputed to have been a very useful spy for Elizabeth the 1st) had been discovered as being an atheist which at the time was treasonous and punishable by death. After faking his own death in a tavern brawl in Deptford, he escaped to Italy, continued writing and asked his good friend Will to pose as the author for him. It would certainly explain why Italy plays such a large part as the plays' settings ...having said that, just imagine what the least convincing theories sound like!

Not sure if any of that is going to help you at all, but I hope it does! :)

Take Care

Lx

Answer 4

There is a lot of debate about whether William Shakespeare was the 'real' name of a person or the 'pen' name of some one else.

One interesting theory is that King James (who lived during the same era as Shakespeare) used the pen name William Shakespeare because, at that time, it was unacceptable for royalty to be creative or artistic in anyway. Hence, he still wanted tto be a great writer so he used another name.

Another interesting add-on to that theory is that King James also edited the Bible heavily, in favor of the ruling class, landowners, whites, and men.

I'm not religious, so I don't care, but these are just some interesting theories I've read.

Answer 5

Shakespeare was real, although there are no contemporary portraits of him, and his scripts were often heavily edited in posterity, being sometimes incomplete. Some of his stories are not completely original. Hamlet for example, and All's Well That Ends Well - nicked from Boccaccio - but brilliant none the less. My personal belief is that he did write all his own plays, as opposed to someone writing them for him, but that he didn't mind borrowing other people's work along the way. Just to spice it up a bit. He certainly helped the English language on its way.

Answer 6

No. Shakespear did exist

Answer 7

some people claim that a guy who wrote plays didn't use his own name but used the name Shakespeare as a cover.
But in general it is said that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare
and let it be :)

Answer 8

This is absolutely true..I was caught in a Hollywood movie deal and I could not stand the hotels they put me up in...some people in this town think they own you. I am disgusted in the illusion you people have of me and have decided to hang up my quill..so..Sod Off you vampires and leave well alone. Alas and alack.

Answer 9

i'm pretty sure he was real....ive never heard that "illusion personality" thing before. that's quite interesting. it's probably the same people who say that the holocaust never happened and the elvis is still alive.

Answer 10

He is real as far as i know and learned in school.. But there is the possibility that his work is just made up of the creation of many poets but are grouped together under the same name. maybe its just someones pen name because his position does not allow writing as alicia fox said. or maybe he is just real.