There are SOME people who think William Shakespeare didn't actually write the plays he is so famous for... fuck 'em!!! However, to be fair, in this episode we will explain who they are and what they think (eye roll). 

Can you tell what WE think by this explanation???

William Shakespeare's Plays Matter!!!!



Sources for Bardcast Episode 4: Was it Shakespeare? 

Heather Wolfe, Adam G. Hooks, Erin A. McCarthy, Alan H. Nelson, et al at [email protected]

David Kathman and Terry Ross at The Shakespeare Authorship Page

Stephen Greenblatt, Will in the World

Russ McDonald, The Bedord Companion to Shakespeare

Ron Rosenbaum, The Shakespeare Wars

James Shapiro, Contested Will 

The Shakespeare Authorship Coalition at www.doubtaboutwill.org 

C-Span.org, Shakespeare: Author or Pseudonym?

BBC America, Did Shakespeare Really Write His Plays? A Few Theories Examined

Robert McCrum, Who Really Wrote Shakespeare?  The Guardian

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