A consensus is emerging that the play was written by a team of dramatists including Shakespeare early in his career – but exactly who wrote what is still open to debate. The play is included in the Second Edition of the Complete Oxford Shakespeare (2005), where it is attributed to "William Shakespeare and Others", and in the Riverside Shakespeare.
The consensus is that the play was likely a collaborative effort, with William Shakespeare contributing to it during his early career, but the specific roles of each playwright are still debated. The play's inclusion in both editions of the Complete Oxford Shakespeare (2005) and the Riverside Shakespeare supports this notion.