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

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Amelia Vaughan

5 March, 11:23

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

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Nehemiah Wade · Answer 1

1. most scholars accept this candidate - William Shakespeare (although his authorship is debatable, most analytics agree that it was Shakespeare himself who wrote the plays, and not any other pretender)

2. a famous writer who wrote Shakespeare's plays on the side of a philosophical and political career - Francis Bacon (a famous philosopher of the 16th century)

3. has biographical information that seems to match some events in Shakespeare's work - Edward de Vere

4. a spy who faked his death but continued to write plays under the name of Shakespeare - Christopher Marlowe (although it was never confirmed that he was a spy for the Queen, it was still rumored)