If Shakspere of Stratford truly was the famous author of the Sonnets, why would he think his name would be buried with his body?

FORBES: Yes, Shakespeare Really Did Write Shakespeare

The scholarly consensus today holds that most of the Sonnets were written in the 1590s, when Shakspere of Stratford was in his late 20s to late 30s, a relatively youthful age even in Elizabethan times.

FORBES: Yes, Shakespeare Really Did Write Shakespeare