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Study Concludes Shakespeare Co-Wrote Edward III With Marlowe

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC · How we work

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Dr. Rory Loughnane and Brett Greatley-Hirsch concluded Shakespeare wrote Edward III, with Christopher Marlowe co-authoring.
They used computerised linguistic analysis comparing Edward III to ten late-16th-century dramatists.
Twenty-three segments matched Shakespeare’s style and nine matched Marlowe’s, including scene 13’s opening speech.
The findings will be published in Shakespeare Quarterly later this year.
Loughnane’s book Shakespeare at Thirty releases later this year.

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Story summary

Dr. Rory Loughnane and Brett Greatley-Hirsch concluded Shakespeare wrote Edward III, with Christopher Marlowe co-authoring.
They used computerised linguistic analysis comparing Edward III to ten late-16th-century dramatists.
Twenty-three segments matched Shakespeare’s style and nine matched Marlowe’s, including scene 13’s opening speech.
The findings will be published in Shakespeare Quarterly later this year.
Loughnane’s book Shakespeare at Thirty releases later this year.