Is Shakespeare Dead? From My Autobiography

"Is Shakespeare Dead?" by Mark Twain is a humorous exploration of the mysteries surrounding William Shakespeare and the authorship of his plays. Twain sprinkles in stories from his own life to question whether the accepted story of Shakespeare is actually true, using his witty style to examine doubts about the poet's humble background and whether someone with such limited experiences could have written those amazing works. The story starts with Twain remembering conversations with a steamboat pilot who had strong opinions about Shakespeare, which sparks Twain's curiosity and raises questions about how much we actually know about Shakespeare's life and the evidence behind the traditional stories, and if we should blindly accept what everyone believes.