Not So, Willaim…

wrote plays for the queen 
but couldn't spell his own name 
six different ways 

Back in his day, there weren’t any standard spellings for words, so folk merely spelled out words how they sounded.

So, the following is the above from back then…

Backe in his daie, there weare not anie standarde spellinges for wordes, so folke meerly spelled owt wordes how they sownded.

And William? Well, he was Willm Shakesp, William Shakespe, Wm Shakespe, William Shakespere, Willm Shakspere, and William Shakspeare. But at least he tride.

Besides, it’s always good to have a nom de plume… although there’s one train of thought that says William Shakespeare was actually his.

As written by AI.

Quite convincingly.