Richard Agemo

Welcome. I am a freethinker on Shakespeare and a student of the Shakespeare authorship question.

I write about how the plays reflect real people and political dynamics of the Elizabethan era.

Shakespeare’s Mirror

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Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 3: Holding a Mirror Up to His Queen (Again)?

Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 3: Holding a Mirror Up to His Queen (Again)?

Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 2: Holding a Mirror Up to His Queen?

Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 2: Holding a Mirror Up to His Queen?

Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 1: How Shakespeare Mirrored Queen Elizabeth in Joan of Arc

Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 1: How Shakespeare Mirrored Queen Elizabeth in Joan of Arc

Shakespeare’s Richard the Second and the Mystery of the Nameless Queen

Shakespeare’s Richard the Second and the Mystery of the Nameless Queen

Was Hamlet Banned?

Was Hamlet Banned?

The More One Reads Shakespeare, the Moor One Knows

The More One Reads Shakespeare, the Moor One Knows

Who Wrote Shakespeare?

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The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare Wronged

The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare Wronged

The Bard On Trial: Did Shakespeare Kill The Heroic Ideal?

The Bard On Trial: Did Shakespeare Kill The Heroic Ideal?

In the History of Pseudonyms, “Shakespeare” Fits Right In

In the History of Pseudonyms, “Shakespeare” Fits Right In