Half of Shakespeare's 'Henry VIII' was written by another playwright, a new analysis shows

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Half of Shakespeare's 'Henry VIII' was written by another playwright, a new analysis shows
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A new algorithm provides further proof that credit for the play is evenly split between the Bard and his contemporary, John Fletcher.

worked with an uncredited author to complete"Henry VIII." Now, a new algorithm provides further proof that credit for the play should be evenly split between the Bard and his contemporary, John Fletcher.

In an attempt to finally give credit where credit is due, Petr Plecháč of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague to identify patterns in language and rhythm in all three playwrights' works written during the same time period as Henry VIII.Plecháč got granular, outlining the frequency with which the authors used certain words to how often they used contractions.

The findings almost definitively rule out Messinger's involvement. But the analysis suggests Fletcher wrote almost half of the play.

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