William Shakespeare's handwriting is known from six surviving signatures, all of which appear on legal documents. It is believed by many scholars that the three pages of the handwritten manuscript of the play Sir Thomas More are also in William Shakespeare's handwriting.[1][2][3] This is based on many studies by a number of scholars that considered handwriting, spelling, vocabulary, literary aspects, and more.[4]
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- ^ Evans, G. Blakemore (1997). "Introduction to Sir Thomas More: The Additions Ascribed to Shakespeare". The Riverside Shakespeare. Houghton Mifflin. pp. 1775–1777. ISBN 9780395754900