Frauds are common all throughout history. One of the most infamous, but least commonly known, fakes of all time was William Shakespeare. Shakespeare did not author any of the plays for which he is credited.
The plays that Shakespeare apparently wrote had in-depth details of how the court system worked. Therefore, "There is no mention in the documents of the time of a Shakespeare's... intimate acquaintance with the inner court circles as has been implied by such contemporaries" (Anderson, et al. 6). This supports that Shakespeare never acquired information of the systematic procedures in the Elizabethan court. Anderson's quote also supports that the author of the plays Shakespeare received credit for had a direct connection to, or was a significant part of the court system. …
