TOP 10 arguments against
the B A C O N - SHAKESPEARE
authorship thesis
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1. Lack of Direct Documentary Evidence
There is no contemporaneous historical record showing that Francis Bacon wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare —
2. Mainstream Scholars Reject the Baconian Theory
Almost all professional Shakespeare scholars and literary historians do not accept Bacon as the author, citing the speculative nature of the arguments and lack of solid proof.
3. Bacon’s Known Works Are Different in Style and Genre
Bacon’s surviving works arelargely philosophical essays, scientific treatises, and legal writings, unlike Shakespeare’s dramatic and poetic compositions. This stylistic and thematic difference suggests differentauthorship.
4. Bacon Was Too Busy with Public Duties
Bacon’s career as a statesman, lawyer, and philosopher would have left him little time to produce the full Shakespeare canon —
5. Shakespeare’s Contemporaries Knew Shakespeare, Not Bacon
Writers of the era —including Ben Jonson and others in the First Folio — celebrated the true/real Shakespeare as the author’s name, and they did not credit Bacon with the plays. That directattestation is absent for Bacon.
6. Stylometric and Linguistic Analysis Distinguishes the Two
Comparative analysis of writing styles shows that Shakespeare’s works form a coherent authorship group,distinct from Bacon’s known style, undermining the idea that Bacon was thehidden author.
7. Bacon’s Alleged Cryptographic Evidence Is Unconvincing
Baconian claims often relyon hidden ciphers or symbolic codes in the plays. These supposed ciphers have never been accepted by mainstreamcryptologists or literary scholars as valid proof.
8. Bacon’s Poetic Ability Is Disputed
Many critics argue that authentic examples of Bacon’s own poetry and literary style do not match the poetic genius displayed in the Shakespeare canon.
9. Occam’s Razor doesn’t Favor Bacon
Scholars note that the simplest explanation — that the real/true Shakespeare was a tricky invented mask of the living Stratfordman Shakspere — requires specific assumptions, whereas Baconian theories rely on complex conspiracies or hidden identities.
10. Baconians Often Rely on Conspiracy
Many objections to Bacon’sauthorship focus on the need for a coordinated conspiracy to conceal his role — yet there is no evidence such a conspiracy actually existed. Critics note that attributing the works to Bacon often requires dismissing straight forward historical documentation.
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