Today I will present to you the evidence that places Edward De Vere in the role of Shakespeare. Edward de Vere was the Earl of Oxford in the same time and country as Shakespeare. He was born in April 1550 and died in June 1604, making him alive for many of Shakespeare's years. Many aspects of Edward's daily life can be found in Shakespeare's works, some of which I will present in the following testimonies. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay First, his position as a royal courtier provides him with detailed knowledge of the upper classes. Many of Shakespeare's works contain very specific details relating to the upper classes, information that Shakespeare would not have had access to or understanding of, as he grew up in a poor family. For example, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and King Henry all contain information related to the upper classes. Secondly, Edward de Vere graduated from law school at the age of 14. There are references to over 600 legal terms throughout Shakespeare's writings. For example, the following quote is found in the play Hamlet. Why couldn't that be a lawyer's skull? Where are his quiddities, his quilts, his cases, his assignments and his tricks now? why does he now allow this rude scoundrel to beat him on the candlestick with a dirty shovel, and not tell him about his act of beating? Humph! Hamlet: Act V, Scene 2 Where would Shakespeare have gotten this knowledge if he had never attended any form of law school or education for that matter! Third, Edward de Vere participated in numerous tennis tournaments over his years. He received his nickname because of two things. One was his prowess in court and the other was the spear wielding lion found on the back of his coat. You'll ask for his nickname...Spear Shaker! If this is not enough to convince you, I will now present the theory of Shakespeare's infamous play Hamlet, which is an autobiographical version of Edward De Vere's life. It has recently been discovered that Hamlet has countless connections to Edward's life. Before we begin I would like to mention that, as far as we know, Shakespeare never met the King of Oxford and there is no evidence that the two ever spoke. Yet, somehow, Hamlet contains significant details from De Vere's life. The most surprising detail I found were the characters. First, the play contains Queen Gertrude, Prince Hamlet's mother and the Queen of Denmark. In the royal scenario, Queen Elizabeth is the mother of Edward De Vere and the queen of England. Secondly, Lord Chamberlain Polonius is Queen Gertrude's principal advisor, however, William Cecil Burghley is Queen Elizabeth's principal advisor. Subsequently, Prince Hamlet is engaged to Princess Ophelia, daughter of Polonius. Edward De Vere was engaged to fifteen-year-old Anne Cecil, daughter of Lord Burghley. Please note: this is just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a custom essay. However, the similarity between the characters is simply uncanny, the most disconcerting fact of all being the main event of the work. Ophelia's older brother Laertes goes to Paris putting her father (Lord Polonius) in great distress. In real life, Anne Cecil's older brother, Thomas Cecil, travels to Paris, causing her father great distress as well. The similarities don't end there, Lord Polonius recites wise precepts to his son, Lord Burghley also writes letters to Thomas full of these same precepts.