Shakespeare's Rival Poet

Shakespeare's Rival Poet Order Description This paper should focus on the potential of Shakespeare havin" rel="nofollow">ing a rival poet, particularly found in" rel="nofollow">in Sonnets 78-86. The Sonnets should be dissected. Here are some of my notes and thoughts for the paper and the direction, but obviously whatever you thin" rel="nofollow">ink is best. Use as many sources as needed. Shakespeare’s Rival: Possible candidates. Among others, George Chapman, Christopher Marlowe, Samuel Daniel, Michael Drayton, Barnabe Barnes, Gervase Markham, and Richard Barnfield Sonnets 78-86 It is believed that Shakespeare had a rival, and you can fin" rel="nofollow">ind evidence of this within" rel="nofollow">in the works of Sonnets blah and blah In the next sonnet (sonnet 79), the narrator goes from a plural description of the rival poet ('every alien pen') to a specific description: 'Yet what of thee thy poet doth in" rel="nofollow">invent He robs thee of and pays it thee again" rel="nofollow">in.' Shakespeare's use of the sin" rel="nofollow">ingular form of 'poet' here and his use of the pronoun 'he' implies that the narrator is discussin" rel="nofollow">ing one specific poet. In this sonnet, the narrator belittles the skill of the rival poet by sayin" rel="nofollow">ing that his poems are great but it was really the fair youth who did all the work. The fair youth is so full of beauty that the mere act of describin" rel="nofollow">ing him made great poems: In sonnet 80, the narrator compares himself to the rival poet in" rel="nofollow">in very self-deprecatin" rel="nofollow">ing terms. He refers to the rival poet as 'a better spirit' and then claims: 'I am a worthless boat, He of tall buildin" rel="nofollow">ing and of goodly pride.' Is it possible that the idea of a rival poet was contrived or in" rel="nofollow">invented? Solely because of the possibility of Shakespeare himself bein" rel="nofollow">ing multiple people or a “collective”. -That Shakespeare potentially had a rival poet -That the rivalry can be seen in" rel="nofollow">in Sonnets 78-86 -What started or made Shakespeare believe his ego was at stake? -The poets that could be viewed as potential rivals- -Why they are suspected to be his rival(s) -Was the rivalry one sided or did it span across works?