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The “Fair Youth” of Shakespeare’s Sonnets

Was the Earl of Southampton, Henry Wriosthesley the so-called “Fair Youth” referred to in some of Shakespeare’s Sonnets or was it someone else? Oscar Wilde was convinced he had found that "fair youth" but then realised he was a "red herring" and so the controversy over Shakespeare's sexuality continues to this day.

https://qudosacademy.org/the-fair-youth-of-shakespeares-sonnets/

 

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