1. Why do we know so little about the life of William Shakespeare when we know comparatively so much about the lives of his less accomplished peers? Our lack of knowledge about Shakespeare has inspired countless conspiracy theories. The actual writing of Shakespeare's works has been attributed to others from contemporary playwrights Christopher Marlowe and Ben Johnson to the brilliant Renaissance scientist and philosopher Francis Bacon. Shakespeare was an immensely successful dramatist as well as a prosperous property owner. Circumspect, and only too aware of the government-inspired branding of Johnson, its torture of Thomas Kyd, and its murder of Marlowe, Shakespeare kept himself nearly anonymous. Wary to the end, Shakespeare led a life virtually without memorable incident, as far as we can tell. a. Circumspect and wary are synonyms. In the context of the passage, what do they mean? b. Write down two words that start with spect-: C. How do the roots circum- and spect-relate to the definition of circumspect?​