By employing the help of computers, scientists have finally managed to prove that William Shakespeare did indeed write one of the most contentious works of his time. Shakespeare's 'missing play' - Arden of Faversham - has divided academics since the 18th century, with many refusing to accept it was written by The Bard. Furious debate has raged for hundreds of years over the play, which was written in 1592 and does not appear in Shakespeare's 'Complete Works.'
But now, using a technique called computational stylistics, that counts the frequency of certain words in the plays, researchers have identified a specific writing style.
By comparing the unique fingerprint on work attributed to Shakespeare with the fingerprints of other major playwrights of the time, researchers believe it proves he did indeed write the works that have been disputed for more than 200 years.
Research director Professor Arthur Kinney says he has now proved that Shakespeare did write the domestic murder play, Arden of Faversham. And he says he is confident the study will prove that the rest of Shakespeare's work was in fact written by the legendary playwright.
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