# Did Shaksper write the Sonnets? \[edited title\]

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**Created:** [April 19, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-shaksper-write-the-sonnets-edited-title/536631 "2010-04-19T15:39:03Z")\
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> [@septimus](#):
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> Do you want to debate APB in a side thread? Or do you accept the “bizarrity” now, but “deny the conclusion [septimus is] attempting to draw …”?

How about this: you explain what you find bizarre about the sonnets and what you think it means. I think you’ll find I agree with **APB**.

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> One intriguing mystery is King James’ behavior on 24 June 1604. But it doesn’t prove anything about the authorship.

What did he do on the day Edward de Vere died, and why does it matter?

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