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[[File:William Shakespeare by John Taylor.jpg|upright|thumb|The [[Chandos portrait]], believed to be Shakespeare, held in the [[National Portrait Gallery, London]]]]
The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the life and legacy of William Shakespeare. '''[[William Shakespeare]]''' was an English poet, playwright, and actor who lived during the 17th century. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".
The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the life and legacy of [[William Shakespeare]], an English poet, playwright, and actor who lived during the 17th century. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".


== Works ==
== William Shakespeare's works ==
* [[Shakespeare bibliography]]

* [[William Shakespeare bibliography]] &ndash;
* [[Chronology of Shakespeare's plays]]
* [[Chronology of William Shakespeare's plays]] &ndash;
* [[William Shakespeare's collaborations]]
* ''[[Complete Works of Shakespeare]]''
* [[William Shakespeare's collaborations]] &ndash;
* ''[[Complete Works of Shakespeare]]'' &ndash;
* [[Early texts of Shakespeare's works]]
* [[Early texts of Shakespeare's works]] &ndash;
* [[Shakespeare's late romances]]
* [[Shakespeare's late romances]] &ndash;
* [[List of Shakespeare plays in quarto|Shakespeare plays in quarto]]
* [[Shakespearean problem play]]
* [[List of Shakespeare plays in quarto|Shakespeare plays in quarto]] &ndash;
* [[Shakespearean problem play]] &ndash;
* [[List of translations of works by William Shakespeare|Translations of works by William Shakespeare]]
* [[List of translations of works by William Shakespeare|Translations of works by William Shakespeare]]
* Shakespearean characters
* Shakespearean characters
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** [[Women in Shakespeare's works]]
** [[Women in Shakespeare's works]]


=== Shakespeare's plays ===
=== Plays ===
{{main|Shakespeare's plays}}


==== Tragedies ====
[[Shakespeare's plays]] &ndash;
{{main|Shakespearean tragedy}}
* ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]''
* ''[[Coriolanus]]''
* ''[[Hamlet]]''
* ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]''
* ''[[King Lear]]''
* ''[[Macbeth]]''
* ''[[Othello]]''
* ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''
* ''[[Timon of Athens]]''
* ''[[Titus Andronicus]]''
* ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]''


==== Shakespeare's tragedies ====
==== Comedies ====
{{main|Shakespearean comedy}}
* ''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]''
* ''[[As You Like It]]''
* ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]''
* ''[[Cymbeline]]''
* ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]''
* ''[[Measure for Measure]]''
* ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''
* ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]''
* ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''
* ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''
* ''[[Pericles, Prince of Tyre]]''
* ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''
* ''[[The Tempest]]''
* ''[[Twelfth Night]]''
* ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]''
* ''[[The Two Noble Kinsmen]]''
* ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''


==== Histories ====
[[Shakespearean tragedy]] &ndash;
{{main|Shakespearean history}}
* ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Life and Death of King John]]''
* ''[[Coriolanus]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Hamlet]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Edward III (play)]]''
* ''[[Julius Caesar (play)]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Richard II (play)]]''
* ''[[King Lear]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]''
* ''[[Macbeth]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry IV, Part 2]]''
* ''[[Othello]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry V (play)]]''
* ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry VI, Part 1]]''
* ''[[Timon of Athens]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry VI, Part 2]]''
* ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry VI, Part 3]]''
* ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Richard III (play)]]''
* ''[[Henry VIII (play)]]''


==== Shakespeare's comedies ====
=== Poetry ===
* [[Shakespeare's sonnets]]&nbsp;– [[Sonnet 1|1]] • [[Sonnet 2|2]] • [[Sonnet 3|3]] • [[Sonnet 4|4]] • [[Sonnet 5|5]] • [[Sonnet 6|6]] • [[Sonnet 7|7]] • [[Sonnet 8|8]] • [[Sonnet 9|9]] • [[Sonnet 10|10]] • [[Sonnet 11|11]] • [[Sonnet 12|12]] • [[Sonnet 13|13]] • [[Sonnet 14|14]] • [[Sonnet 15|15]] • [[Sonnet 16|16]] • [[Sonnet 17|17]] • [[Sonnet 18|18]] • [[Sonnet 19|19]] • [[Sonnet 20|20]] • [[Sonnet 21|21]] • [[Sonnet 22|22]] • [[Sonnet 23|23]] • [[Sonnet 24|24]] • [[Sonnet 25|25]] • [[Sonnet 26|26]] • [[Sonnet 27|27]] • [[Sonnet 28|28]] • [[Sonnet 29|29]] • [[Sonnet 30|30]] • [[Sonnet 31|31]] • [[Sonnet 32|32]] • [[Sonnet 33|33]] • [[Sonnet 34|34]] • [[Sonnet 35|35]] • [[Sonnet 36|36]] • [[Sonnet 37|37]] • [[Sonnet 38|38]] • [[Sonnet 39|39]] • [[Sonnet 40|40]] • [[Sonnet 41|41]] • [[Sonnet 42|42]] • [[Sonnet 43|43]] • [[Sonnet 44|44]] • [[Sonnet 45|45]] • [[Sonnet 46|46]] • [[Sonnet 47|47]] • [[Sonnet 48|48]] • [[Sonnet 49|49]] • [[Sonnet 50|50]] • [[Sonnet 51|51]] • [[Sonnet 52|52]] • [[Sonnet 53|53]] • [[Sonnet 54|54]] • [[Sonnet 55|55]] • [[Sonnet 56|56]] • [[Sonnet 57|57]] • [[Sonnet 58|58]] • [[Sonnet 59|59]] • [[Sonnet 60|60]] • [[Sonnet 61|61]] • [[Sonnet 62|62]] • [[Sonnet 63|63]] • [[Sonnet 64|64]] • [[Sonnet 65|65]] • [[Sonnet 66|66]] • [[Sonnet 67|67]] • [[Sonnet 68|68]] • [[Sonnet 69|69]] • [[Sonnet 70|70]] • [[Sonnet 71|71]] • [[Sonnet 72|72]] • [[Sonnet 73|73]] • [[Sonnet 74|74]] • [[Sonnet 75|75]] • [[Sonnet 76|76]] • [[Sonnet 77|77]] • [[Sonnet 78|78]] • [[Sonnet 79|79]] • [[Sonnet 80|80]] • [[Sonnet 81|81]] • [[Sonnet 82|82]] • [[Sonnet 83|83]] • [[Sonnet 84|84]] • [[Sonnet 85|85]] • [[Sonnet 86|86]] • [[Sonnet 87|87]] • [[Sonnet 88|88]] • [[Sonnet 89|89]] • [[Sonnet 90|90]] • [[Sonnet 91|91]] • [[Sonnet 92|92]] • [[Sonnet 93|93]] • [[Sonnet 94|94]] • [[Sonnet 95|95]] • [[Sonnet 96|96]] • [[Sonnet 97|97]] • [[Sonnet 98|98]] • [[Sonnet 99|99]] • [[Sonnet 100|100]] • [[Sonnet 101|101]] • [[Sonnet 102|102]] • [[Sonnet 103|103]] • [[Sonnet 104|104]] • [[Sonnet 105|105]] • [[Sonnet 106|106]] • [[Sonnet 107|107]] • [[Sonnet 108|108]] • [[Sonnet 109|109]] • [[Sonnet 110|110]] • [[Sonnet 111|111]] • [[Sonnet 112|112]] • [[Sonnet 113|113]] • [[Sonnet 114|114]] • [[Sonnet 115|115]] • [[Sonnet 116|116]] • [[Sonnet 117|117]] • [[Sonnet 118|118]] • [[Sonnet 119|119]] • [[Sonnet 120|120]] • [[Sonnet 121|121]] • [[Sonnet 122|122]] • [[Sonnet 123|123]] • [[Sonnet 124|124]] • [[Sonnet 125|125]] • [[Sonnet 126|126]] • [[Sonnet 127|127]] • [[Sonnet 128|128]] • [[Sonnet 129|129]] • [[Sonnet 130|130]] • [[Sonnet 131|131]] • [[Sonnet 132|132]] • [[Sonnet 133|133]] • [[Sonnet 134|134]] • [[Sonnet 135|135]] • [[Sonnet 136|136]] • [[Sonnet 137|137]] • [[Sonnet 138|138]] • [[Sonnet 139|139]] • [[Sonnet 140|140]] • [[Sonnet 141|141]] • [[Sonnet 142|142]] • [[Sonnet 143|143]] • [[Sonnet 144|144]] • [[Sonnet 145|145]] • [[Sonnet 146|146]] • [[Sonnet 147|147]] • [[Sonnet 148|148]] • [[Sonnet 149|149]] • [[Sonnet 150|150]] • [[Sonnet 151|151]] • [[Sonnet 152|152]] • [[Sonnet 153|153]] • [[Sonnet 154|154]]
* ''[[A Lover's Complaint]]''
* ''[[Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)|Venus and Adonis]]''
* ''[[The Rape of Lucrece]]''
* ''[[The Phoenix and the Turtle]]''
* ''[[The Passionate Pilgrim]]''


== Apocrypha ==
[[Shakespearean comedy]] &ndash;
{{main|Shakespeare apocrypha}}
* ''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[As You Like It]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Cymbeline]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Pericles, Prince of Tyre]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Tempest]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Two Noble Kinsmen]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' &ndash;

==== Shakespeare's histories ====

[[Shakespearean history]] &ndash;
* ''[[The Life and Death of King John]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Edward III (play)]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Richard II (play)]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry IV, Part 2]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry V (play)]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry VI, Part 1]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry VI, Part 2]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry VI, Part 3]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Richard III (play)]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Henry VIII (play)]]'' &ndash;

=== Shakespeare's poetry ===

* [[Shakespeare's sonnets]] &ndash; [[Sonnet 1|1]] • [[Sonnet 2|2]] • [[Sonnet 3|3]] • [[Sonnet 4|4]] • [[Sonnet 5|5]] • [[Sonnet 6|6]] • [[Sonnet 7|7]] • [[Sonnet 8|8]] • [[Sonnet 9|9]] • [[Sonnet 10|10]] • [[Sonnet 11|11]] • [[Sonnet 12|12]] • [[Sonnet 13|13]] • [[Sonnet 14|14]] • [[Sonnet 15|15]] • [[Sonnet 16|16]] • [[Sonnet 17|17]] • [[Sonnet 18|18]] • [[Sonnet 19|19]] • [[Sonnet 20|20]] • [[Sonnet 21|21]] • [[Sonnet 22|22]] • [[Sonnet 23|23]] • [[Sonnet 24|24]] • [[Sonnet 25|25]] • [[Sonnet 26|26]] • [[Sonnet 27|27]] • [[Sonnet 28|28]] • [[Sonnet 29|29]] • [[Sonnet 30|30]] • [[Sonnet 31|31]] • [[Sonnet 32|32]] • [[Sonnet 33|33]] • [[Sonnet 34|34]] • [[Sonnet 35|35]] • [[Sonnet 36|36]] • [[Sonnet 37|37]] • [[Sonnet 38|38]] • [[Sonnet 39|39]] • [[Sonnet 40|40]] • [[Sonnet 41|41]] • [[Sonnet 42|42]] • [[Sonnet 43|43]] • [[Sonnet 44|44]] • [[Sonnet 45|45]] • [[Sonnet 46|46]] • [[Sonnet 47|47]] • [[Sonnet 48|48]] • [[Sonnet 49|49]] • [[Sonnet 50|50]] • [[Sonnet 51|51]] • [[Sonnet 52|52]] • [[Sonnet 53|53]] • [[Sonnet 54|54]] • [[Sonnet 55|55]] • [[Sonnet 56|56]] • [[Sonnet 57|57]] • [[Sonnet 58|58]] • [[Sonnet 59|59]] • [[Sonnet 60|60]] • [[Sonnet 61|61]] • [[Sonnet 62|62]] • [[Sonnet 63|63]] • [[Sonnet 64|64]] • [[Sonnet 65|65]] • [[Sonnet 66|66]] • [[Sonnet 67|67]] • [[Sonnet 68|68]] • [[Sonnet 69|69]] • [[Sonnet 70|70]] • [[Sonnet 71|71]] • [[Sonnet 72|72]] • [[Sonnet 73|73]] • [[Sonnet 74|74]] • [[Sonnet 75|75]] • [[Sonnet 76|76]] • [[Sonnet 77|77]] • [[Sonnet 78|78]] • [[Sonnet 79|79]] • [[Sonnet 80|80]] • [[Sonnet 81|81]] • [[Sonnet 82|82]] • [[Sonnet 83|83]] • [[Sonnet 84|84]] • [[Sonnet 85|85]] • [[Sonnet 86|86]] • [[Sonnet 87|87]] • [[Sonnet 88|88]] • [[Sonnet 89|89]] • [[Sonnet 90|90]] • [[Sonnet 91|91]] • [[Sonnet 92|92]] • [[Sonnet 93|93]] • [[Sonnet 94|94]] • [[Sonnet 95|95]] • [[Sonnet 96|96]] • [[Sonnet 97|97]] • [[Sonnet 98|98]] • [[Sonnet 99|99]] • [[Sonnet 100|100]] • [[Sonnet 101|101]] • [[Sonnet 102|102]] • [[Sonnet 103|103]] • [[Sonnet 104|104]] • [[Sonnet 105|105]] • [[Sonnet 106|106]] • [[Sonnet 107|107]] • [[Sonnet 108|108]] • [[Sonnet 109|109]] • [[Sonnet 110|110]] • [[Sonnet 111|111]] • [[Sonnet 112|112]] • [[Sonnet 113|113]] • [[Sonnet 114|114]] • [[Sonnet 115|115]] • [[Sonnet 116|116]] • [[Sonnet 117|117]] • [[Sonnet 118|118]] • [[Sonnet 119|119]] • [[Sonnet 120|120]] • [[Sonnet 121|121]] • [[Sonnet 122|122]] • [[Sonnet 123|123]] • [[Sonnet 124|124]] • [[Sonnet 125|125]] • [[Sonnet 126|126]] • [[Sonnet 127|127]] • [[Sonnet 128|128]] • [[Sonnet 129|129]] • [[Sonnet 130|130]] • [[Sonnet 131|131]] • [[Sonnet 132|132]] • [[Sonnet 133|133]] • [[Sonnet 134|134]] • [[Sonnet 135|135]] • [[Sonnet 136|136]] • [[Sonnet 137|137]] • [[Sonnet 138|138]] • [[Sonnet 139|139]] • [[Sonnet 140|140]] • [[Sonnet 141|141]] • [[Sonnet 142|142]] • [[Sonnet 143|143]] • [[Sonnet 144|144]] • [[Sonnet 145|145]] • [[Sonnet 146|146]] • [[Sonnet 147|147]] • [[Sonnet 148|148]] • [[Sonnet 149|149]] • [[Sonnet 150|150]] • [[Sonnet 151|151]] • [[Sonnet 152|152]] • [[Sonnet 153|153]] • [[Sonnet 154|154]]
* ''[[A Lover's Complaint]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Rape of Lucrece]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Phoenix and the Turtle]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Passionate Pilgrim]]'' &ndash;

== Shakespeare Apocrypha ==
[[Shakespeare Apocrypha]] &ndash;


=== Plays ===
=== Plays ===
* ''[[Sir Thomas More (play)]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Sir Thomas More (play)|Sir Thomas More]]''
* ''[[The History of Cardenio]]'' (lost) &ndash;
* ''[[The History of Cardenio]]'' (lost)
* ''[[Love's Labour's Won]]'' (lost) &ndash;
* ''[[Love's Labour's Won]]'' (lost)
* ''[[The Birth of Merlin]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Birth of Merlin]]''
* ''[[Locrine]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Locrine]]''
* ''[[The London Prodigal]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The London Prodigal]]''
* ''[[The Puritan]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Puritan]]''
* ''[[The Second Maiden's Tragedy]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Second Maiden's Tragedy]]''
* ''[[Double Falsehood]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Double Falsehood]]''
* ''[[Thomas of Woodstock (play)]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Thomas of Woodstock (play)|Thomas of Woodstock]]''
* ''[[Sir John Oldcastle]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Sir John Oldcastle]]''
* ''[[Thomas Lord Cromwell]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Thomas Lord Cromwell]]''
* ''[[A Yorkshire Tragedy]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[A Yorkshire Tragedy]]''
* ''[[Fair Em]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Fair Em]]''
* ''[[Mucedorus]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Mucedorus]]''
* ''[[The Merry Devil of Edmonton]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Merry Devil of Edmonton]]''
* ''[[Arden of Faversham]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Arden of Faversham]]''
* ''[[Edmund Ironside (play)]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Edmund Ironside (play)|Edmund Ironside]]''
* ''[[Vortigern and Rowena]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Vortigern and Rowena]]''
* [[Ireland Shakespeare forgeries]] &ndash;
* [[Ireland Shakespeare forgeries]]


=== Poetry ===
=== Poetry ===
* ''[[To the Queen]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[To the Queen]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare Apocrypha#A Funeral Elegy]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Shakespeare apocrypha#A Funeral Elegy|A Funeral Elegy]]''


== Analyses of Shakespeare's works ==
== Analyses ==
* [[Shakespeare's editors]]
* [[Shakespeare's editors]] &ndash;
* [[Shakespeare attribution studies]]
* [[Shakespeare attribution studies]] &ndash;
* [[Shakespeare authorship question]]
* [[Shakespeare authorship question]] &ndash;
* [[Shakespeare's writing style]]
* [[William Shakespeare's style]] &ndash;


== Life ==
== William Shakespeare's life ==
[[Shakespeare's life]] &ndash;
{{main|Shakespeare's life}}
* [[Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife)]]
* [[Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare)]]
* [[Shakespeare's Birthplace]]
* [[Shakespeare's Birthplace]]
* [[Shakespeare garden]]
* [[Shakespeare garden]]
* [[Shakespeare's Globe]]
* [[Shakespeare's Globe]]
* [[Shakespeare's handwriting]]
* [[Shakespeare's handwriting]]
* [[Shakespeare in performance]]
* [[Shakespeare in performance]]
* [[Portraits of Shakespeare]]
* [[Portraits of Shakespeare]]
* [[Religious views of William Shakespeare]]
* [[Religious views of William Shakespeare]]
* [[William Shakespeare's reputation]]
* [[Reputation of William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's reputation]]
* [[Sexuality of William Shakespeare]]
* [[Sexuality of William Shakespeare]]
* [[Spelling of Shakespeare's name]]
* [[Spelling of Shakespeare's name]]
* [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]
* [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]
* [[Shakespeare's will]]
* [[Shakespeare's will]]


=== Associated people ===
=== People associated with Shakespeare ===
* [[Robert Armin]]
* [[Matteo Bandello]]
* [[Cuthbert Burbage]]
* [[Richard Burbage]]
* [[Robert Chester (poet)]]
* [[Henry Condell]]
* [[The Dark Lady]]
* [[Leonard Digges (writer)]]
* [[Fair Youth]]
* [[Richard Field (printer)]]
* [[John Fletcher (playwright)]]
* [[Archibald Dennis Flower]]
* [[Samuel Gilburne]]
* [[John Heminges]]
* [[Ben Jonson]]
* [[William Kempe]]
* [[Edward Knight (King's Men)]]
* [[Emilia Lanier]]
* [[John Manningham]]
* [[Mr W.H.]]
* [[Augustine Phillips]]
* [[Rival Poet]]
* [[Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton]]
* [[Nahum Tate]]
* [[Anne Whateley]]
* [[George Wilkins]]
* [[Henry Willobie]]


== Legacy ==
* [[Robert Armin]] &ndash;
[[Shakespeare's influence]]&nbsp;– in addition to his works, Shakespeare's legacy includes the ongoing performance of his plays, and his influence upon culture and the arts, extending from theatre and literature to present-day movies and the English language itself.
* [[Matteo Bandello]] &ndash;
* [[:Category:Adaptations of works by William Shakespeare]]
* [[Cuthbert Burbage]] &ndash;
* [[List of titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases]]
* [[Richard Burbage]] &ndash;
* [[Cultural references to Hamlet]]
* [[Robert Chester (poet)]] &ndash;
* [[Cultural references to Ophelia]]
* [[Henry Condell]] &ndash;
* [[Cultural references to Othello]]
* [[The Dark Lady]] &ndash;
* [[Leonard Digges (writer)]] &ndash;
* [[Fair Youth]] &ndash;
* [[Richard Field (printer)]] &ndash;
* [[John Fletcher (playwright)]] &ndash;
* [[Archibald Dennis Flower]] &ndash;
* [[Samuel Gilburne]] &ndash;
* [[John Heminges]] &ndash;
* [[Ben Jonson]] &ndash;
* [[William Kempe]] &ndash;
* [[Edward Knight (King's Men)]] &ndash;
* [[Emilia Lanier]] &ndash;
* [[John Manningham]] &ndash;
* [[Mr W.H.]] &ndash;
* [[Augustine Phillips]] &ndash;
* [[Rival Poet]] &ndash;
* [[John Robinson (17th century)]] &ndash;
* [[Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton]] &ndash;
* [[Nahum Tate]] &ndash;
* [[Anne Whateley]] &ndash;
* [[George Wilkins]] &ndash;
* [[Henry Willobie]] &ndash;


=== Memorials and monuments ===
== William Shakespeare's legacy ==
* [[Memorials to William Shakespeare]]
[[William Shakespeare's influence]] &ndash; in addition to his works, Shakespeare's legacy includes the ongoing performance of his plays, and his influence upon culture and the arts, extending from theatre and literature to present-day movies and the English language itself.
** [[Shakespeare's funerary monument]]
* [[:Category:Adaptations of works by William Shakespeare]] &ndash;
* [[Statue of William Shakespeare, Leicester Square]]
* [[List of titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases]] &ndash;

=== Shakespeare memorials and monuments ===
* [[Memorials to William Shakespeare]] &ndash;
**[[Shakespeare's funerary monument]] &ndash;
* [[Statue of William Shakespeare, Leicester Square]] &ndash;
* [[Shakespeare's Way]]
* [[Shakespeare's Way]]


=== Shakespearean phrases ===
=== Shakespearean phrases ===
* [[Phrases from Hamlet in common English]] &ndash;
* [[Phrases from Hamlet in common English|Phrases from ''Hamlet'' in common English]]
* "[[All that glitters is not gold]]" &ndash;
* "[[All that glitters is not gold]]"
* "[[All the world's a stage]]" &ndash;
* "[[All the world's a stage]]"
* "[[All's Well That Ends Well]]" &ndash;
* "[[All's Well That Ends Well]]"
* "[[St Crispin's Day Speech|Band of brothers]]" &ndash;
* "[[St Crispin's Day Speech|Band of brothers]]"
* "[[Beast with two backs]]" &ndash;
* "[[Beast with two backs]]"
* "[[Between you and I]]" &ndash;
* "[[Between you and I]]"
* "[[The Tempest|Brave new world]]" &ndash;
* "[[The Tempest|Brave new world]]"
* "[[Macbeth|By the pricking of my thumbs]]" &ndash;
* "[[Macbeth|By the pricking of my thumbs]]"
* "[[The dogs of war (phrase)|The dogs of war]]" &ndash;
* "[[The dogs of war (phrase)|The dogs of war]]"
* "[[Et tu, Brute?]]" &ndash;
* "[[Et tu, Brute?]]"
* "[[Even a worm will turn]]" &ndash;
* "[[Even a worm will turn]]"
* "[[Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears]]" &ndash;
* "[[Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears]]"
* "[[Hoist with his own petard]]" &ndash;
* "[[Hoist with his own petard]]"
* "[[Honorificabilitudinitatibus]]" &ndash;
* "[[Honorificabilitudinitatibus]]"
* "[[Ides of March]]" &ndash;
* "[[Ides of March]]"
* "[[The lady doth protest too much, methinks]]" &ndash;
* "[[The lady doth protest too much, methinks]]"
* "[[Let's kill all the lawyers]]" &ndash;
* "[[Let's kill all the lawyers]]"
* "[[Mortal coil]]" &ndash;
* "[[Mortal coil]]"
* "[[Much Ado About Nothing (title)|Much Ado About Nothing]]" &ndash;
* "[[Much Ado About Nothing (title)|Much Ado About Nothing]]"
* "[[Once more unto the breach]]" &ndash;
* "[[Once more unto the breach]]"
* "[[The quality of mercy (Shakespeare quote)|The quality of mercy]]" &ndash;
* "[[The quality of mercy (Shakespeare quote)|The quality of mercy]]"
* "[[A rose by any other name would smell as sweet]]" &ndash;
* "[[A rose by any other name would smell as sweet]]"
* "[[Salad days]]" &ndash;
* "[[Salad days]]"
* "[[Star-crossed]]" &ndash;
* "[[Star-crossed]]"
* "[[Hamlet|There's the rub]]" &ndash;
* "[[Hamlet|There's the rub]]"
* "[[Thy name is]]" &ndash;
* "[[Thy name is]]"
* "[[To be, or not to be]]" &ndash;
* "[[To be, or not to be]]"
* "[[Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow]]" &ndash;
* "[[Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow]]"
* "[[What a piece of work is a man]]" &ndash;
* "[[What a piece of work is a man]]"
* "[[What's past is prologue]]" &ndash;
* "[[What's past is prologue]]"
* "[[Now is the winter of our discontent|Winter of Discontent]]" &ndash;
* "[[Now is the Winter of our Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]"


=== Shakespearean theatre ===
=== Shakespearean theatre ===
* [[Shakespeare festival]]s &ndash;
* [[Shakespeare festival]]s
** [[Shakespeare in the Park festivals]] &ndash;
** [[Shakespeare in the Park festivals]]
* [[List of William Shakespeare screen adaptations]] &ndash;
* [[List of William Shakespeare screen adaptations]]
** ''[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]'' &ndash;
** ''[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]''
** ''[[Shakespeare: The Animated Tales]]'' &ndash;
** ''[[Shakespeare: The Animated Tales]]''
* ''[[ShakespeaRe-Told]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[ShakespeaRe-Told]]''
* Shakespearean theatres
* Shakespearean theatres
** [[Shakespeare's Globe Centres]]
** [[Shakespeare's Globe Centres]]
* [[:Category:Shakespearean theatre companies]] &ndash;
* [[:Category:Shakespearean theatre companies]]
* [[Shakespeare Theatre Association]]
* [[Shakespeare Theatre Association]]


=== Works about Shakespeare ===
=== Works about Shakespeare ===
* ''[[Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare]]''

* ''[[Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Complete Works (web series)|Complete Works]]''
* ''[[Timeline of Shakespeare criticism]]''
* ''[[Complete Works (web series)|Complete Works]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Timeline of Shakespeare criticism]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Herbal Bed]]''
* ''[[The Herbal Bed]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool]]''
* ''[[Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love Life]]''
* ''[[Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love Life]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[The Quest for Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[The Quest for Shakespeare]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Shakespeare (book)|Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare (Anthony Burgess)|Shakespeare]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Shakespeare's Kings]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare's Kings]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Shakespeare's Politics]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare's Politics (book)|Shakespeare's Politics]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Shakespeare: The World as Stage]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare: The World as Stage]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[William Shakespeare (essay)|William Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[William Shakespeare (essay)|William Shakespeare]]''


==== Fictional works about Shakespeare ====
==== Fictional works about Shakespeare ====
* ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''

* ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' &ndash;
* ''[[Upstart Crow]]''


== See also ==
== See also ==

* [[Outline of literature]]
* [[Outline of literature]]
* [[Outline of poetry]]
* [[Outline of poetry]]
* [[Outline of theatre]]
* [[Outline of theatre]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Sisterlinks|William Shakespeare}}
{{Sister project links|William Shakespeare}}
* [http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/ Internet Shakespeare Editions]
* [https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/ Internet Shakespeare Editions], [[University of Victoria]], British Columbia, Canada
* [https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/all-works/ "All Shakespeare's works"], [[Folger Shakespeare Library]]
* [http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/ Folger Digital Texts]
* [http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/ Open Source Shakespeare] complete works, with search engine and concordance
* [http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/ Open Source Shakespeare] complete works, with search engine and concordance
* [http://contentdm.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/wshakespeare First Four Folios] at [[Miami University]] Library, digital collection
* [http://contentdm.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/wshakespeare First Four Folios] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412051544/http://contentdm.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/wshakespeare |date=12 April 2016 }} at [[Miami University]] Library, digital collection
* [http://www.quartos.org/ The Shakespeare Quartos Archive]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091119053011/http://www.quartos.org/ The Shakespeare Quartos Archive]
* [http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/william-shakespeare Shakespeare's sonnets, poems, and texts] at [[Poets.org]]
* [http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/william-shakespeare Shakespeare's sonnets, poems, and texts] at [[Poets.org]]
* [http://www.shakespeareswords.com/ Shakespeare's Words] the online version of the best-selling glossary and language companion
* [http://www.shakespeareswords.com/ Shakespeare's Words] the online version of the best-selling glossary and language companion
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110528205339/http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/home.html The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110528205339/http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/home.html The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust]
* {{IMDb name|636|William Shakespeare}}
* {{IMDb name|636|William Shakespeare}}
* {{Gutenberg author | id=Shakespeare,+William | name=William Shakespeare}}
* {{Gutenberg author | id=65| name=William Shakespeare}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=William Shakespeare |dname=William Shakespeare}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=William Shakespeare |dname=William Shakespeare}}
* {{Librivox author |id=37 |title=William Shakespeare}}
* {{Librivox author |id=37 |title=William Shakespeare}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160617173843/http://www.bl.uk/shakespeare ''Discovering Literature: Shakespeare''] at the British Library
* [https://shakespeareintune.com/ ''Discovering Literature: Shakespeare''] at the British Library


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The Chandos portrait, believed to be Shakespeare, held in the National Portrait Gallery, London

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the life and legacy of William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright, and actor who lived during the 17th century. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".

Works

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Plays

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Tragedies

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Comedies

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Histories

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Poetry

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Apocrypha

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Plays

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Poetry

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Analyses

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Life

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Associated people

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Legacy

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Shakespeare's influence – in addition to his works, Shakespeare's legacy includes the ongoing performance of his plays, and his influence upon culture and the arts, extending from theatre and literature to present-day movies and the English language itself.

Memorials and monuments

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Shakespearean phrases

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Shakespearean theatre

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Works about Shakespeare

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Fictional works about Shakespeare

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See also

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