Question

Who is a spy who faked his death but continued to write plays under the name of Shakespeare

Answer 1

The Oxford theory of Shakespeare authorship holds that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays and poems traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare. Though most literary scholars reject all alternative authorship candidates, including Oxford, popular interest in the Oxford theory continues. Since the 1920s, the Oxford theory has been the most popular alternative Shakespeare authorship theory.