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Questioning Shakespeare’s authorship is a symptom of our stagnant society

By Adam Carrington

Published May 30, 2024 6:00am ET

Questioning Shakespeare’s authorship is a symptom of our stagnant society — A detail of the newly discovered portrait of William Shakespeare, presented by the Shakespeare Birthplace trust, is seen in central London, Monday March 9, 2009. The portrait, believed to be almost the only authentic image of the writer made from life, has belonged to one family for centuries but was not recognized as a portrait of Shakespeare until recently. There are very few likenesses of Shakespeare, who died in 1616. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Our cultural moment seems bent on not letting the good be. Instead, we must either bash past greatness or reconfigure it to suit our present fancies.

This often repeated act again has come for the English language‘s greatest playwright, William Shakespeare. It reveals anew some of our culture‘s current artistic stagnation.

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