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I like the theory. But would a woman write "The Taming of the Shrew?" Maybe. I still orthodox'ily consider William Shakespeare was the sole author. But I would not discount the possibility of a literary circle (or circles?) being the authors.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> triggered Please don't misuse this word, it does not mean "annoyed", it is something serious that can happen to someone with PTSD. Unfortunately socially-challenged people with alt-right leanings have co-opted the term to harass vulnerable people. (Not saying you're any of this, it has seeped out into more general usage too, but it would be considerate of us to avoid it.)
Words develop multiple meanings. This word has passed beyond specialized usage. When that happens, the arrow of time is irreversible. I know this is painful when it's a word you have close associations with—I've felt that many times myself—but I don't think anything can be done about it. If the more general usage were malicious, I'd agree with you and stop using it, but I don't think it's malicious at all. It refers…
I still subscribe to the Lazarus Long theory of Shakespeare.
For those not familiar with it, would you state the theory?
From Heinlein's Time Enough for Love, the implication being that old Bill Shakespeare was an unnaturally long-lifer like Lazarus Long:
> “Don’t praggle me, boy; I’ll quang you proper. Shakespeare and I never let grammar interfere with expressing ourselves. Why, he said to me once—”
> “Oh, stop it! He died three centuries before you were born.”
> “He did, huh? They opened his grave once and found it empty. The fact is, he was a half brother of Queen Elizabeth and dyed his hair to make the truth less obvious. The other fact is that they were closing in on him, so he switched. I’ve died that way several times. Ira, his will left his ‘second-best bed’ to his wife. Look up who got his best bed and you’ll begin to figure out what really happened. Do you want to try to define ‘love’?”
It's no less far-fetched than all of the other theories that people keep tossing out to try to strip Shakespeare of the authorship of his plays.