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→Authorship controversy: Despite the overwhelming evidence against the theory of Oxfordian authorship, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court -- including Justices Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens, Lewis Powell, Sandra Day O'Connor,
Shakespeare's ''[[The Tempest]]'' (1610) is believed to have been inspired by the experience of George Somers, who was shipwrecked in Bermuda in 1610. Oxford died in 1604, making him an implausible author, at least for this play. Despite these style and chronological difficulties, Oxford's claim continues to receive enormous attention.<ref>[https://doubtaboutwill.org/ The Shakespeare Authorship Coalition]</ref> It was the subject of a 2011 movie by Roland Emmerich called ''Anonymous''.
Shakespeare's ''[[The Tempest]]'' (1610) is believed to have been inspired by the experience of George Somers, who was shipwrecked in Bermuda in 1610. Oxford died in 1604, making him an implausible author, at least for this play. Despite these style and chronological difficulties, Oxford's claim continues to receive enormous attention.<ref>[https://doubtaboutwill.org/ The Shakespeare Authorship Coalition]</ref> It was the subject of a 2011 movie by Roland Emmerich called ''Anonymous''.
Despite the overwhelming evidence against the theory of Oxfordian authorship, a majority of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] -- including Justices [[Antonin Scalia]], [[John Paul Stevens]], [[Lewis Powell]], [[Sandra Day O'Connor]], and [[Harry Blackmun]] -- apparently all believed that the Earl of Oxford was the true author of [[Shakespeare]]'s works rather than the commoner from Straford.<ref>http://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/end-of-an-oxfordian-era-on-the-supreme-court/</ref>
== List of plays<ref>[http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/bibliography/bibliography.htm Bibliography]</ref> ==
== List of plays<ref>[http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/bibliography/bibliography.htm Bibliography]</ref> ==