The conspiracy theorists, called the Oxfordians versus the Shakespearean traditional historian loyalists each provide compelling points of circumstantial evidence from the Elizabethan days of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. ... Centuries of controversy are difficult to change without hard facts mitigating any chance of persuading opposing viewpoints. ...

• Word Count: 1431
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Has your study of King Lear and its reception in a range of contexts lead you to believe the play supports or sabotages structures of power? Support your view with readings and productions. Structures of power are intrinsic to the play King Lear and its function as a seventeenth century power pl...

• Word Count: 1753
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate