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Was Shakespeare a Fraud? - A Banker's Perspective

In this article my aim is not to disparage the works of Shakespeare – far from it they are unquestionably beautiful pieces of work. Instead my aim is to look at Shakespeare’s “bona fides” from the… (More) In this article my aim is not to disparage the works of Shakespeare – far from it they are unquestionably beautiful pieces of work. Instead my aim is to look at Shakespeare’s “bona fides” from the perspective of a corporate banker; to look closely at his documented business transactions to provide insight into who the man really was by critically examining the cold hard facts of his business life and interpreting them on the basis of business and financial logic.

My conclusions will upset the Stratfordians but are based around my experience as a corporate banker as to how I would examine the business activities of a prospective customer as a determinant of their character.

On the basis of the documentary evidence available, supported by business and financial logic I have concluded that:

• Shakespeare was a regular commodities trader that dealt in illegal goods – like his father.
• Shakespeare was a money lender, like his father.
• Shakespeare aggressively pursued those that owed him money and on the balance of possibility could have been a “stand-over man” in relation to higher interest loans made.
• Shakespeare was in default with his taxes, with even the veiled threat of a trip to the debtor’s prison, failing to provide sufficient incentive to clear the default in favour of instigating illegal business activities.
• Shakespeare had substantial assets that were hidden from the authorities so much so that at the time if current anti-money laundering laws were in place, a significant feature of modern day banking, he could, at best, be facing confiscation of said assets and, at worst, be facing a long stretch courtesy of the penal system.

My overall summation of the character of Shakespeare based upon his business transactions is that he was in fact a hard nosed business man who was a high risk taker, who ensconced himself in the black economy, lent money and aggressively chased his debts. Altogether it provides substantial credence to the concept that he was not the writer of the plays attributed to his name but that instead was the business brains behind “Brand Shakespeare” acting as a front for someone else who was the creative and literary genius, whatever their respective reasons . The existence of “ghost writers” for example Edward De Vere as postulated in the film Anonymous, Christopher Marlowe or Sir Francis Bacon – the two other main contenders in the authorship debate are the continuing subject matter in my ongoing blog Was Shakespeare A Fraud?

Was Shakespeare A Fraud? This banker says Yes! But you decide for yourself on the basis of the facts and interpretations enclosed.

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