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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".


== Shakespeare's works ==
== Works ==
* [[William Shakespeare bibliography]]
* [[Shakespeare bibliography]]
* [[Chronology of William Shakespeare's plays]]
* [[Chronology of Shakespeare's plays]]
* [[William Shakespeare's collaborations]]
* [[William Shakespeare's collaborations]]
* ''[[Complete Works of Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[Complete Works of Shakespeare]]''
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** [[Women in Shakespeare's works]]
** [[Women in Shakespeare's works]]


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


==== Shakespeare's tragedies ====
==== Tragedies ====
{{main|Shakespearean tragedy}}
{{main|Shakespearean tragedy}}
* ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]''
* ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]''
* ''[[Coriolanus]]''
* ''[[Coriolanus]]''
* ''[[Hamlet]]''
* ''[[Hamlet]]''
* ''[[Julius Caesar (play)]]''
* ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]''
* ''[[King Lear]]''
* ''[[King Lear]]''
* ''[[Macbeth]]''
* ''[[Macbeth]]''
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* ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]''
* ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]''


==== Shakespeare's comedies ====
==== Comedies ====
{{main|Shakespearean comedy}}
{{main|Shakespearean comedy}}
* ''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]''
* ''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]''
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* ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''
* ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''


==== Shakespeare's histories ====
==== Histories ====
{{main|Shakespearean history}}
{{main|Shakespearean history}}
* ''[[The Life and Death of King John]]''
* ''[[The Life and Death of King John]]''
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* ''[[Henry VIII (play)]]''
* ''[[Henry VIII (play)]]''


=== Shakespeare's poetry ===
=== 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]]
* [[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]]''
* ''[[A Lover's Complaint]]''
* ''[[Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)]]''
* ''[[Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)|Venus and Adonis]]''
* ''[[The Rape of Lucrece]]''
* ''[[The Rape of Lucrece]]''
* ''[[The Phoenix and the Turtle]]''
* ''[[The Phoenix and the Turtle]]''
* ''[[The Passionate Pilgrim]]''
* ''[[The Passionate Pilgrim]]''


== Shakespeare apocrypha ==
== Apocrypha ==
{{main|Shakespeare apocrypha}}
{{main|Shakespeare apocrypha}}


=== Plays ===
=== Plays ===
* ''[[Sir Thomas More (play)]]''
* ''[[Sir Thomas More (play)|Sir Thomas More]]''
* ''[[The History of Cardenio]]'' (lost)
* ''[[The History of Cardenio]]'' (lost)
* ''[[Love's Labour's Won]]'' (lost)
* ''[[Love's Labour's Won]]'' (lost)
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* ''[[The Second Maiden's Tragedy]]''
* ''[[The Second Maiden's Tragedy]]''
* ''[[Double Falsehood]]''
* ''[[Double Falsehood]]''
* ''[[Thomas of Woodstock (play)]]''
* ''[[Thomas of Woodstock (play)|Thomas of Woodstock]]''
* ''[[Sir John Oldcastle]]''
* ''[[Sir John Oldcastle]]''
* ''[[Thomas Lord Cromwell]]''
* ''[[Thomas Lord Cromwell]]''
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* ''[[The Merry Devil of Edmonton]]''
* ''[[The Merry Devil of Edmonton]]''
* ''[[Arden of Faversham]]''
* ''[[Arden of Faversham]]''
* ''[[Edmund Ironside (play)]]''
* ''[[Edmund Ironside (play)|Edmund Ironside]]''
* ''[[Vortigern and Rowena]]''
* ''[[Vortigern and Rowena]]''
* [[Ireland Shakespeare forgeries]]
* [[Ireland Shakespeare forgeries]]
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=== Poetry ===
=== Poetry ===
* ''[[To the Queen]]''
* ''[[To the Queen]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare Apocrypha#A Funeral Elegy]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare apocrypha#A Funeral Elegy|A Funeral Elegy]]''


== Analyses of Shakespeare's works ==
== Analyses ==
* [[Shakespeare's editors]]
* [[Shakespeare's editors]]
* [[Shakespeare attribution studies]]
* [[Shakespeare attribution studies]]
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* [[Shakespeare's writing style]]
* [[Shakespeare's writing style]]


== Shakespeare's life ==
== Life ==
{{main|Shakespeare's life}}
{{main|Shakespeare's life}}
* [[Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife)]]
* [[Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare)]]
* [[Shakespeare's Birthplace]]
* [[Shakespeare's Birthplace]]
* [[Shakespeare garden]]
* [[Shakespeare garden]]
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* [[Portraits of Shakespeare]]
* [[Portraits of Shakespeare]]
* [[Religious views of William Shakespeare]]
* [[Religious views of William Shakespeare]]
* [[Reputation of William Shakespeare|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]]
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* [[Shakespeare's will]]
* [[Shakespeare's will]]


=== Associated people ===
=== People associated with Shakespeare ===
* [[Robert Armin]]
* [[Robert Armin]]
* [[Matteo Bandello]]
* [[Matteo Bandello]]
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* [[Augustine Phillips]]
* [[Augustine Phillips]]
* [[Rival Poet]]
* [[Rival Poet]]
* [[John Robinson (17th century)]]
* [[Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton]]
* [[Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton]]
* [[Nahum Tate]]
* [[Nahum Tate]]
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* [[Henry Willobie]]
* [[Henry Willobie]]


== Shakespeare's legacy ==
== Legacy ==
[[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.
[[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.
* [[:Category:Adaptations of works by William Shakespeare]]
* [[:Category:Adaptations of works by William Shakespeare]]
* [[List of titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases]]
* [[List of titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases]]
* [[Cultural references to Hamlet]]
* [[Cultural references to Ophelia]]
* [[Cultural references to Othello]]


=== Shakespeare memorials and monuments ===
=== Memorials and monuments ===
* [[Memorials to William Shakespeare]]
* [[Memorials to William Shakespeare]]
** [[Shakespeare's funerary monument]]
** [[Shakespeare's funerary monument]]
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=== Shakespearean phrases ===
=== Shakespearean phrases ===
* [[Phrases from Hamlet in common English]]
* [[Phrases from Hamlet in common English|Phrases from ''Hamlet'' in common English]]
* "[[All that glitters is not gold]]"
* "[[All that glitters is not gold]]"
* "[[All the world's a stage]]"
* "[[All the world's a stage]]"
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* ''[[Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love Life]]''
* ''[[Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love Life]]''
* ''[[The Quest for Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[The Quest for Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare (Anthony Burgess)|Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare (book)|Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare's Kings]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare's Kings]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare's Politics (book)|Shakespeare's Politics]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare's Politics]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare: The World as Stage]]''
* ''[[Shakespeare: The World as Stage]]''
* ''[[William Shakespeare (essay)|William Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[William Shakespeare (essay)|William Shakespeare]]''
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== 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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Latest revision as of 11:49, 27 November 2023

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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Main article: Shakespeare's plays

Tragedies

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Main article: Shakespearean tragedy

Comedies

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Main article: Shakespearean comedy

Histories

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Main article: Shakespearean history

Poetry

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Apocrypha

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Main article: Shakespeare apocrypha

Plays

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Poetry

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Analyses

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Life

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Main article: Shakespeare's life

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

[edit]

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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