Did Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, actually come up with the plays that Sh

Question: Did Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, actually come up with the plays that Shakespeare "created!?"

There is a mystery about who really created the plays besides Shakespeare!. Generally, Shakespeare did not have a high enough education for creating plays, so Edward de Vere must have done it because he lived close to Shakespeare and might have supplied the ideas!. De Vere had a higher education than Shakespeare-- Shakespeare had a 6th grade education! So, what do you think!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Assuming that Shakespeare of Stratford did not write the plays (an assumption most Shakespearean scholars are not willing to make) then, Ogburn believes the university-educated Oxford, a celebrated poet in his youth and for much of his life a favored courtier, exactly fits the bill as putative author!. Oxford traveled to Padua, Venice and other foreign settings of the plays, while the Stratford man may never have left the southeast of England!. Oxford's marriage, his affairs and his troubles with a powerful in-law contain highly specific resonances of Othello, Hamlet and Love's Labour's Lost, among other works!. The Earl's noble rank and closeness to the throne, says Ogburn did not allow him to be known as a writer for the public theater under his own name!. His works would have been subject to more stringent censorship than they would had they been written by a common man!. Additionally, if he created an unattractive character who resembled someone in the court, the playwright could have been in trouble!. Therefore, says Ogburn, with help from high-born relatives Oxford found a willing stand-in: low-born William Shakespeare, a sometime actor who, for a handsome recompense, pretended he was the author!.

Many people use stunt doubles so why not have a stand-in for an author!. Ans there are Ghost Writers and don't you think Shakespeare is a better stage name than Ogburn!?!Www@QuestionHome@Com