Second Folio

Article summary

The Second Folio is the 1632 edition of the collected plays of William Shakespeare. It follows the First Folio of 1623. Much language was updated in the Second Folio and there are almost 1,700 changes.

Key claims

1. date of death: 1623 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1632 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1641 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "1623". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1632". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1641". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1304551486