William Shakespeare's Will Reveals A Lot About The Famous Writer

A discrepancy that has puzzled those who have studied William Shakespeare's will is the question of his signatures. As pointed out by Shakespeare Documented, each signature is slightly different. Over the years, this has led to speculation that some parts or even all of the will were forged. To counteract this, the difference in signatures could very well be due to illness. Illness can cause shaky hands, which in turn could cause the signatures to appear slightly off. Moreover, if Shakespeare was in bed when signing, the angle could also have caused him to write his signature a little strangely. 

In addition to this, some pages and sections of the will appear to have been written with different ink, suggesting last-minute alterations (via Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship). Nevertheless, handwriting authorities have decreed that, while the inks are different, the handwriting suggests that the changes were added in by the same person. There's no doubt that Shakespeare's will is full of strange bequests and inconsistencies, but these could just be the result of Shakespeare's changing feelings or events like his daughter's marriage prompting him to change what was previously written.

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