Up to a third of Shakespeare’s plays ‘may have been co-authored’

‘Up to one third of Shakespeare’s plays may be have been co-authored’ (Jonathan Brady/PA)

‘Up to one third of Shakespeare’s plays may be have been co-authored’ (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Up to a third of William Shakepeare’s plays may have been co-written by another author, analysis of the writing suggests.

Experts have long suspected the playwright collaborated on a number of projects, and new methods are shedding light on how much this might have been the case.

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