Discrepancies_of_Shakespeare

Discrepancies of Shakespeare The Discrepancies of Shakespeare Shakespeare is a world renowned playwright. Most people could describe at least of one of his plays, poems, or sonnets. However, not many people can recall the details of his personal life. Some may know that he was married, while others believe that he gay. Since there are so many discrepancies concerning William Shakespeare, it can no longer be determined what the facts are and what is fiction. The discrepancies that involve Shakespeare start with his father. John Shakespeare had come to live in Stratford-upon-Avon, working as a glove maker. However, John had a long line of jobs. He was a wool dealer and was involved in money-lending (www.shakespeare.org). Besides these he was a whittawer, which is a white-leather worker, and a general agricultural dealer (Hunter WP). According to John Aubrey, an English writer from Shakespeare’s time, John was a butcher. To add to all of this, research shows that John was a prominent citizen, and a “highly successful and respected man of high status” (http:168.216.219.18). John held many public official positions. He served on the town council for many years, maintained the position of justice of the peace, and became Bailiff, the equivalent of a modern day shakespeare, one, man, years, william, school, name, john, shakespeare’s, epstein, discrepancies, young, while, married, however, born, stratford, since, records, london, known, hunter, father, day, been, because, became, town, thee, stratford-upon-avon, sonnets, shaxpere, said, plays, others, now, modern, marriage, maker, love, knowledge, know, glove, facts, fact, determined, concerning, bailiff, attended, april