Sir Francis Bacon, however, had a higher education and lived long enough to have written the plays. Bacon was a philosopher and scientist, raised at the English court. His mother, a linguist, could have influenced him in the creation of new words as well as possible figures found in Shakespeare's plays. With a father Lord Keeper of the Seals and numerous connections within Parliament and foreign courts, he would have had the perfect knowledge to write the plays. Bacon also had a history as an essayist and philosopher which may have aided him in the creation of the plays. While his noble status would have forced Bacon to use21 a pseudonym, in order to protect his social status. It is clear that the differences in their lifestyles define Bacon. As Jumana Farousky's TIME article, The Mystery of Shakespeare's Identity, states, "...there is, in fact, nothing solid that connects Shakespeare to the plays, poems, and sonnets attributed to him." (Farousky, 3) This statement reinforces the fact that there is so little evidence that Shakespeare wrote the plays. Farousky also said that there was a gap between Shakespeare's life and those he wrote about, mentioning that even people around him never spoke of Shakespeare as a playwright, but only as a playwright. an actor. (Farousky, 5 years old) If even those around him, the people he worked with, never said that he was a playwright, it is hard to believe that he was, especially if he had become so famous thanks to this. The only way Shakespeare could have had a deep understanding of foreign places and people would have been to have been educated and traveled extensively, or to have had friends in high places who had these experiences. There is no evidence that Shakespeare was... middle of paper... raised among the nobility. This would not only have made it easier for him to write plays, but it would also have given him good reason to write under a false name, given that theater was considered weak at that time. With the disdain for theater at the time, a pseudonym would have protected its nobility. This is why Sir Francis Bacon is the most reasonable candidate to be the real Shakespeare. From his education and noble status to his experiences and relationships, Bacon was perfectly prepared to write the plays. Works Cited Robertson, John G. "The Shakespeare-Bacon Theory". Encyclopidea Britannica. 11th ed. 1911. TheatreHistory.com. TheatreHistory.com, 2002. web. April-May 2014. Farouky, Jumana. “The Mystery of Shakespeare’s Identity.” Time. Time Inc., September 13, 2007. Web. May 19, 2014. Lander, Jesse M. “Shakespeare, William.” Student of the world of books. World Book, 2014. Web. May 26 2014.