Gene I never really read Shakespeare except maybe Sonnet 29...what I read I liked..Great read as usual Gene...“Born in an age impossible to separate fact and fiction,” I think I saw Elvis shopping at Wall Mart today...Merry Christmas Gene

He has always held such intrigue and mystery. I believe that is exactly how he wanted it to be. How he wanted his mystique of a man to be baffling and unearthed. You are quite a Shakespeare expert my friend, bravo for your boldness and candidness. I actually find Hamlet to be a great masterpiece, and one show that I recently costumed designed.
Bravo on a good piece of intellectual poetry.
Peace, love, and light,
Amber "V"

Intriguing and doubtless, true. I am a borderline student of Shakespeare and Dickens, probably afraid of the real depth of the two. But, I enjoy reading your and others takes on these two, minds before their times. - Bill

Good exploration of Shakespeare, the man and the myth.

Pity he never wrote his biography. Hans Andersen wrote his, The fairytale of my Life.

Someone rich and strange, that Stratford personage
we know as William Shakespeare.

Was he really an Earl in disguise
slumming in the london theatre world of his day,

or was he indeed the son of a Midlands glove-maker,
the man who gave us Hamlet, Macbeth, and Lear?

Neat poem, Gene--but "Shakespeare," my Grandpa, Prof. Emeritus, declared, as we stood in front of the bust in Stratford-Upon-Avon some 50 years ago, "was Shakespeare." His belief comforts me even today, that genius can come popping out of the gene pool from just about anywhere.

Fascinating take on who Shakespeare was. I taught a few of his plays during my thirty years in the classroom. I even had a video about him that my students watched as part of the Shakespeare unit. When I left teaching, I gave my 'educational' videos to other teachers in the English department. In "To Be or Not To Be?" (a fitting title with a play on words that has more than one meaning. Clever.) I find the mystery thickens and find it fascinating. How about that movie, "Shakespeare in Love"? I have that too. I read in recent years that there are more Shakespeare products around the world than ever before. He knew the universality of human nature and it shows in his work as does this poem.

AWESOME! You have a gift, my friend...

Myrna

Wonderful and thought provoking read Gene as always your talent in giving us food for thought amazes me as did this write. Love and hugs, Bonnie

Isn't it wonderful to wonder if it be or not to be he who wonders at such lovely wanderings? A fun read my erudite friend.
Blessings J'nia

a creative piece as only few are capable of Sir Williamson -- history(?), mystery, cloaked in the provocativeness of questions and theories posed -- this was a truly pleasing write Gene -- thanks -- peace and love my friend -- JMW

Gene,
Along the literary path we stroll, small, delightful surprises at each bend and fork and a solid sense and mastery of history beneath our feet, all supplied by the great and inventive Williamson. Bravo!
John

In a literature class in college, I remember the professor telling us that it was believed Thomas Seymour was his father...but, it's interesting to speculate for sure! You put our minds to work...and that's a good thing!

A treat to read Gene, I read many years ago, but can't remembe who wrote it, that your second choice, Lord Thomas Seymour was most likely his father...But who can ever know with such mystery and rea;ity caught up in gossip and rumor run amok in those times. Must have been fascinating ;-)

Eileen

Maybe you should become a sleuth and find out if any of that is true or false...keep ya busy, if nothing else...ed

Gene,

Very interesting. Don't know whether any of those things are true (strange things do happen), but what's in a name?

Mary