a marked
             understanding of everything from Latin to law and geography, and because
             Shakespeare only attended a colloquial grammar school, his education was
             simply inadequate for him to write the works attributed to him (Goode).
             Thus, Shakespeare just might be the greatest hoax of all-time. How can the
             identity of the man who wrote some of the greatest works of all-time be in
             question' If we do not know who wrote the works, then we cannot grant the
             title "greatest" to a writer who may still, and always remain, anonymous.
             It is doubtless Shakespeare was a great writer, and wrote some of the
             most memorable works the world knows. His sonnets and his plays are still
             read and studied the world over, and his name is familiar to just about
             anyone. However, to call him a writer of the greatest works of all-time is
             a bit overstated, to say the least. Many of Shakespeare's most famous and
             enduring plays all center on the same basic themes of tragedy or romance,
             and many of his characters share the same traits of madness, despair,
             anger, and suicidal tendencies. Clearly, Shakespeare understood many
             facets of his characters' minds and how to plot a compelling story, but
             that can be said of many writers. Today, many students find Shakespeare
             difficult to grasp and plow through, and this is not the mark of a great
             writer. A writer's greatest works are enduring but also understandable
             through the ages. The Bible is an example of a great work that is still
             translated today, but can be understood by most people who read it, even in
             There is also much questioning of the actual order of Shakespeare's
             plays, and much conjecture to how he could have written so many plays in so
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