Real Identity of Shakespeare. (Possibly Christopher Marlowe?)

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"To be or not to be." Did Shakespeare really write these words? One would think so, but did he? Studies within the past one hundred and twenty years have suggested otherwise. Is it possible that some of Shakespeare's greatest works were not actually Shakespearian but written by Christopher Marlowe? Not only is it plausible, it is factual. <Tab/>Marlowe, Born in 1564, was born in the cathedral town of Canterburry. He was …

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…Doctor Faustus, Hero and Leander , The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, The First Book of Lucan, and Ovid's Elegies. (Baker) <Tab/>"To be or not to be." Shakespeare might have written those words, but what is Shakespeare? Could it not be Shakespeare, but Marlowe. It is apparent that some of Shakespeare's works are not Shakespeare's works. And it is obvious that Christopher Marlowe was not the on to die that night.