Poll: William Shakespeare, did he exist?
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i am not retarded and i never said that i was in this group, i asked what you believed. i believe that he did exist and did write his own plays.DaMan1500 said:
Little Known fact, the universe has only existed since last tuesday hence Shakespeare didn't exist along with Hitler, Cleopatra, Da Vinci, The beatles ect. Except Elvis who as we all know has existed before time.
Yes, he existed. I mean, there's no proving that he did, but there's no proving that anyone existed.
I'm also very sorry for mentioning religion on here, but I the hypocrisy is absolutely stunning here. I think it's funny how nearly everyone is saying "Of course he existed, you idiot!" and then go on to argue how Jesus never existed. In fact, there's as much proof that He did that Shakespeare did so why are you going on saying that people who believe he doesn't are idiots?
I'm also very sorry for mentioning religion on here, but I the hypocrisy is absolutely stunning here. I think it's funny how nearly everyone is saying "Of course he existed, you idiot!" and then go on to argue how Jesus never existed. In fact, there's as much proof that He did that Shakespeare did so why are you going on saying that people who believe he doesn't are idiots?
Is this a trick question? Ah, so sly, you are.
But yes. Obviously he existed. People who say he didn't are kind of like people who say the Holocaust never happened. They're delusional. Just ignore them.
Okay, I'm just gonna go ahead and say it. Comparing the argument of Jesus and Shakespeare isn't even...comparable.
Shakespeare was alive in the 16th century. Late 1500s, widely regarded to be the start of the modern era. This is a time when it is would be very, very easy for our modern society to look back and figure out whether someone incredibly famous existed or not. It's like saying, "Well, did Cortez really land in Mexico in 1519? Did he even exist?" Well, of course he did!
Jesus, on the other hand, was alive two thousand years ago--is referenced in the Bible and the Qu'ran--but comes from a society that speaks different a language, had a different set of cultural values and there was no widespread ability to travel. If Jesus ever wrote anything down himself, I've never heard of it. So from an intellectual standpoint, of course people can be cynical. You're talking about two very different people from two different parts of the world in two incredibly different eras.
So, I really hope you were joking.
But yes. Obviously he existed. People who say he didn't are kind of like people who say the Holocaust never happened. They're delusional. Just ignore them.
ProfessorLayton said:
Okay, I'm just gonna go ahead and say it. Comparing the argument of Jesus and Shakespeare isn't even...comparable.
Shakespeare was alive in the 16th century. Late 1500s, widely regarded to be the start of the modern era. This is a time when it is would be very, very easy for our modern society to look back and figure out whether someone incredibly famous existed or not. It's like saying, "Well, did Cortez really land in Mexico in 1519? Did he even exist?" Well, of course he did!
Jesus, on the other hand, was alive two thousand years ago--is referenced in the Bible and the Qu'ran--but comes from a society that speaks different a language, had a different set of cultural values and there was no widespread ability to travel. If Jesus ever wrote anything down himself, I've never heard of it. So from an intellectual standpoint, of course people can be cynical. You're talking about two very different people from two different parts of the world in two incredibly different eras.
So, I really hope you were joking.
Yup he existed. There's no credible proof that he didn't. Trying to stir up dumb questions with silly theories is a waste of time.
Of course he existed. We have paintings of him, his work, and writings about him from that timezone. I don't know what those people are basing their theory on, but I don't think it's accurate.
Unless I'm gravely mistaken, there is no question if he existed or not but there are some people who think he took credit for some of his works from other people.
I trust in our accuracy of his life and works and he wrote them all.
I choose, WHO CARES.
And I highly doubt that the queen was the one. The research done to suggest it just doesn't seem to be anything but grasping at straws.
I trust in our accuracy of his life and works and he wrote them all.
I choose, WHO CARES.
And I highly doubt that the queen was the one. The research done to suggest it just doesn't seem to be anything but grasping at straws.
This is pretty retarded. What would anyone gain from trying to prove that he never existed? What's the point?
He existed. He may be an alien from the future who wrote literature in a way to enlighten a primitive culture in a social experiment spanning generations.
Note: This is sarcasm. He actually existed as a human from England.
Note: This is sarcasm. He actually existed as a human from England.