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Your task is to answer the question:

Who lays the best claim to the

Shakespearean authorship controversy?

Many scholars doubt that the entire library of Shakespeare's works could have been written by an uneducated London actor; however, some scholars still argue for the authenticity of the Bard and his works. 

What do you think? Are you skeptical?

Let's figure it out!

YOUR TASK:

You will research possible authors of the "Shakespearean" works in order to come to your own conclusion. 

These authors are William Shakspere, Christopher Marlowe, and Edward de Vere.

For a final product, you will be writing a letter to the class that argues your point. 

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(Lesson adapted from http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webshakespera.html)