Some people believe Shakespeare's plays were not really written by him. Soem people believe the real authors are anywhere from Francis Bacon to Queen Elizabeth while others support Edward de Vere. Who do you belive is the literary and historical Shakespeare.
I believe the real Shakespeare is William Shakespeare but I would like some help with facts to support my claim. I have to write an essay on who I believe is the real Shakespeare.
I am not a scholar of that period, so my opinion matters little.
Have you come across this resource yet?
http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/?p=35
You should find it helpful in your search for facts upon which to base your opinion.
Here is another excellent reference with links to many other scholarly essays and debates about whether Shakespeare wrote them all, or was a nom de plume.
http://www.bardweb.net/debates.html
Apparently there are members of the Harvard faculty on both sides of the question.
Another helpful site is shakespeareauthorship
http://shakespeareauthorship.com/
http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/?p=35