It just wasn't the thing for a nobleman to write plays for the public theaters, which were considered rather disreputable places. Writing plays was something lower-class people did. It was closer to a trade than an honorable profession, hence the word "playwright," as in "shipwright" and "wheelwright," that is, an artisan, a worker.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why would the Earl of Oxford not have wanted to take credit for the > plays? > > Sal > > > On Feb 26, 2006, at 9:31 AM, feste37 wrote: > > > Shakespeare's plays were in fact written by the Earl of Oxford. They > > were > > certainly not written by the illiterate Shaksper from Stratford, who > > could barely > > sign his own name and appears to have been interested only in the > > acquisition of wealth, social status and property. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
