>Shakespeare
>Shakspere
>Shakespear
>Shakspeare
How is he the greatest writer in the English language? Fucker couldn't even spell his own name correctly.
He was trying to keep scholars on their toes.
>>8821316
English spelling at the time was very fluid. There was no correct spelling because there was no common consensus.
>>8821316
Because he dictated. Shakespeare was illiterate, and actually a high-level strong oral tradition.
Shakespeare was one of the first performance artists go through numerous rebrandings.
>>8821316
The Shaky conspiracy literally goes back to Longinus