Francis Bacon's contemporaries identified him as a secret poet, the leader of all. He wrote plays and renovated philosophy using comedy and tragedy. Francis Bacon was also called both Apollo and Pallas Athena, the "Spear-Shaker" or "Shake-Spear". Two contemporary 16th-century poets identified Francis Bacon as the author of Shakespeare's poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucretia. Additionally, a collection of 16th-century manuscripts once containing Shakespeare's plays Richard II and Richard III names Francis Bacon as their author ("Gateways to Wisdom"). Bacon was a multifaceted man who was highly respected as he influenced scientists, poets, and statesmen. It had been “studied from both orthodox and unorthodox perspectives, and had given rise to widely divergent interpretations” (Boath). Due to his influence, he shares the same characteristics as Shakespeare himself, being the ideal Renaissance man. His genius was radiant because he was interested in many things and he showed it through his works. Bacon was also very charismatic and able to project his brilliant ideas onto others by inspiring them to read his fascinating works, just like Shakespeare.