Precis 4: Contested Will; Who Wrote Shakespeare?

In "Contested Will; Who Wrote Shakespeare?" author James Shapiro explains why people have questioned the famous writer and when they began doing so. Shapiro uses examples of forgeries, deception, false claimants, ciphers and codes, and conspiracy theories to come to a conclusion. The purpose of this book is to examine the plays and poems of Shakespeare and to explain what the questions mean. The intended audience of this book includes historians and people who have questioned the authorship of William Shakespeare.