Where North by Shakespeare Goes South

Ever overhear a couple arguing, and you missed the beginning and don't know whose side you're on? The Shakespeare authorship question is like that because in 2021, researchers ran Shakespeare's plays through computer software used to catch plagiarism in college students. They discovered that Shakespeare borrowed passages from translator Thomas North. So, a new theory is that Thomas North originally wrote the plays and Shakespeare bought them. Then he and his troupe of actors adapted them into his masterpieces. The problem? No plays by Thomas North have ever been found. So academics claim the North theory is implausible, however, no expert has come up with a different compelling theory.
If you are a true Shakespeare lover, however, that's not all. Researchers also discovered that Shakespeare also ripped off passages from George North - a possible cousin of Thomas North. These recycled passages can be found in eleven of Shakespeare's plays! Not only that, descriptions from Thomas North's handwritten travel journal are found in Shakespeare's play King John.
You might be thinking, "What's the big deal? So what if Shakespeare plagiarized? There were no laws against copyright infringement." But that's missing the point. George North's 1575 manuscript was NEVER published. According to researchers, the manuscript never left Kirtling Hall, the home of Thomas North's older brother So,how did William get ahold of it without some kind of connection to Thomas North? Certainly, ten-year-old William Shakespeare did not hitch a ride to Kirtling Hall in 1575, right?
If you are a fan of one central author, I understand how you feel. Many people have felt the same way, too, that just one person wrote Shakespeare. However, the software program used by the research team helped the FBI catch the Unabomber.
However, ever hear an old saying about how when one door closes, another one opens? The North theory may not be entirely correct, but perhaps there is a silver lining. One that leads to revealing the real author of the Shakespeare canon.
What if a ghostwriter helped Thomas North translate some of his books? That's the idea behind this book. It offers an alternate "ghostwriter" theory. This mystery person got ahold of George North's manuscript from Queen Elizabeth, and then wrote the poems, plays, and sonnets and attributed them to William Shakespeare. Does it make sense?
Where North by Shakespeare Goes South shows that it's not only okay to question but healthy to think that there may be something going on more than what we see on the surface. The investigation, the hint of scandal. These are both great hooks for me to want to read something. There has to be that attention grabber to make me want to keep reading and this book had me turning pages to find out more.
Reading through this book was fun. It was interesting, conversational, and definitely not too text-booky. Why should we care about something that happened nearly 500 years ago? For several reasons. Who doesn't love intrigue? Every good mystery will capture your attention and keep you hooked. Scandal? Yes, please. Like anyone else, if there's a prospect of something illicit going on, I'm going to be nosey about it. Busted for plagiarism, you say? Tell me more. Your writing kept me entertained. Memes and pithy comments were added to it, and it flowed together quite smoothly.
It's a very thought-provoking book. Acknowledging that the audience for it is possibly or probably college students, it's something that I wish I would have read while in college. It was fun and engaging and even though I got turned around a few times, there were enough context clues to get me back on track. Along the way, your realization that Shakespeare was really just a son looking for his mother's love deeply struck me. Heartbreaking. When one door closes and another one opens, you might also be in prison.

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