Shakespeare Authorship Controversy
                                                                              Shakespeare Authorship Debate

                                                                                            
 The Case for Mary Sidney,
 
 Countess of Pembroke,  

 As “Shakespeare”



♦ Ben Jonson's "Eulogy to the Author"
       An analysis of Ben Jonson's Eulogy to the Author (from the First Folio) as it relates to Mary Sidney and the Shakespeare Authorship Question.

♦ Notes - Questions and Answers
       A discussion of various themes relating to Mary Sidney, William Herbert, the First Folio, the Shakespeare memorial structure; and Questions & Answers about the Shakespeare Authorship Debate.

♦ Hamlet and the Authorship Question
    A discussion of the Hamlet-Ophelia subplot and how it relates to the Herbert-Fitton affair (which took place shortly before the play was written).

♦ Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Authorship Question
    A discussion related to the authorship of Shakespeare's Sonnets, with the premise that the "Shakespeare" who wrote the plays did not write the sonnets.

♦ The Theory of Character Types  
    An explanation of the theory of Character Types (or Cognitive Types) and an analysis of The Merchant of Venice in accordance with this theory.  This paper demonstrates that the Type of the play's main characters, and that of the play's Author, corresponds to the Type of Mary Sidney (and no other major authorship candidate.)

                                                                                                     website by Jonathan Star

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