There are certain people that believe that Shakespeare didn't write his plays. What are their arguments and how do these arguments hold under scrutiny?

by ShelteredTortoise
chocolatepot

There is always more to be said, but this question came up two months ago:

Recently a lot of theories have been suggesting that William Shakespeare could have been the name of a group of writers working anonymously. Are informations about Shakespeare's life unsure? What lead to this debate and what is the most likely scenario?

Multiple users contributed to it (including /u/thanklessamputation, /u/mikedash, and /u/cdesmoulins), and links to previous conversations were also posted.