[SpringheelJack]

The stated reasons for this are fraudulent, IMO. There's not one shred of evidence Shakespeare was murdered by anybody, least of all his son-in-law, and until now I'd never heard anyone suggest such a thing. Why not admit the real reason? They just think it'd be exciting to ogle Shakespeare's dead body.

[bnelson44]

And then it started like a guilty thing
Upon a fearful summons.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Idle curiosity.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Cicero]

Epitaph on Himself
William Shakespeare


Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear
To dig the dust enclosèd here.
Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
And cursed be he that moves my bones.

[ClearCase_guy]

I have it on good authority that the son-in-law did not murder Shakespeare but did in fact kill Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford.

[fat city]

Wow- what if they find Ben Jonson's body instead?

[joesnuffy]

Bacon

No it's Beggin Strips

[decal]

"He has not so much brain as earwax."

[Graymatter]

>>The stated reasons for this are fraudulent, IMO.

Yep, cherchez la $$$. Shakespeare was old by the standards of his time, his handwriting looked more than a little wobbly, and they say he'd been out whooping it up just before he died. All of which is way more evidence than the murder theory offers.

His son-in-law was a doctor, no? Married to Shakespeare's apparently illiterate daughter. Interesting family. :)

[soltice]

let him - he would deserve whatever he got. (the american)

Hence the title "The Ugly American" rises again.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Out damned spot!

[rbg81]

Let me guess, when they finish the experiments on Shakespeares body, they will conclude that he was really a black, gay woman.

[carola]

There wouldn't be anything left but some very dry bones, though it might be interesting to check out what is left of his clothing. I don't there are any Shakespeare descendants, but I doubt if permission would be granted in any case.

[RobbyS]

I read somewhere they they already have opened his grave, and found only mud.

[Charles Henrickson]

You gonna take this lying down?

[Lancey Howard]

Professor James Starrs, of George Washington University in the US, said: " Shakespeare has made it clear that there is no justification for removing his bones. However, there is some consideration of foul play and the possibility that we could positively identify his body, so permission for this project becomes easier to find."

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[Dead Dog]

They'll probably want to tell us he was actually an Arab or something.

[gcruse]

That would be a great time to find out if Shakespeare was a she instead of a he.

[starbase]

You know the ongoing controversy about whether or not Shakespeare really is the author of all his works? Here's a synopsis of the other possible candidates:

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http://www.onlineshakespeare.com/whowrote.htm

If Shakespeare didn't write Shakespeare, then who did?

Since Shakespeare's four centuries' ago, hypotheses put forward are that: Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare, Edward de Vere (Earl of Oxford) wrote Shakespeare, William Stanley (Earl of Derby) wrote Shakespeare, Roger Manners (Earl of Rutland) wrote Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe wrote Shakespeare, several of these (and others) wrote Shakespeare or that Shakespeare himself stole others' works!

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[Verginius Rufus]

So if they prove that Shakespeare was murdered, what do they intend to do to punish his killer?