James Shapiro follows his award-winning book on William Shakespeare, 1599, which came out in 2005, with an unlikely subject: an investigation into the old chestnut that Shakespeare wasn’t the man who wrote the works.
Most mainstream Shakespeareans stand aloof from it. But apparently the claims of Francis Bacon, Edward de Vere and Christopher Marlowe, among others, are on the rise. (46) An appetite for conspiracy theories, combined with a call for "balance" from some sectors of academe and the rise of the Internet has given the thing new life. Respectable audiences turn up to listen to lectures on it. The controversy is even taught at university level. "What difference does it make who wrote the plays" someone asked the author wearily. Mr. Shapiro (for whom Shakespeare was definitely the man) thinks it matters a lot, and by the end of this book, his readers will think so too.
The authorship controversy turns on two things., snobbery
Goal chances came and goal chances went. But two of the world’s highest ranked teams—with some of football’s highest paid players—couldn’t get the ball into the net. And they were playing against sides that only just made it to the World Cup.
With two defeats, one draw and no goals, France collected its newest title since rising to the top of the game four years ago: The worst defending champion in World Cup history.
"I’m very disappointed, and it’s the end of a beautiful story," said a French striker David Trezeguet. "The story began in 1998 and ended today against Denmark. "
France won the 2000 European Championships and was ranked the best team on the planet before the World Cup.
Besides the goalposts and crossbars seeming to be against this unlucky team, France’s game plan has been the same for four years so opponents know it by heart.
Senegal, an African team playing i
A. France was defeated first by Denmark
B. Uruguay beat France and was defeated by Denmark
C. England beat Argentina and drew the next one
D. Sweden didn’t beat Argentina but kicked it out
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