Of course, much of this information could be found in books, but there are some instances, such as the specific places mentioned in The Merchant of Venice, which strongly suggest that the author had been there to experience it for himself (58). ... Interestingly enough, she never asked to see her father's manuscript after his death. ... In Sonnet 73, which was written in the mid-1950s, the author writes about old age and the coming of death; at this time, Shakspere wasn't even thirty years old yet (Bethel 53). ...

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