Short description: Overview of and topical guide to the life and legacy of William Shakespeare
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".
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.
List of titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases
Cultural references to Hamlet
Cultural references to Ophelia
Cultural references to Othello
Memorials and monuments
Memorials to William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's funerary monument
Statue of William Shakespeare, Leicester Square
Shakespeare's Way
Shakespearean phrases
Phrases from Hamlet in common English
"All that glitters is not gold"
"All the world's a stage"
"All's Well That Ends Well"
"Band of brothers"
"Beast with two backs"
"Between you and I"
"Brave new world"
"By the pricking of my thumbs"
"The dogs of war"
"Et tu, Brute?"
"Even a worm will turn"
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"
"Hoist with his own petard"
"Honorificabilitudinitatibus"
"Ides of March"
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"
"Let's kill all the lawyers"
"Mortal coil"
"Much Ado About Nothing"
"Once more unto the breach"
"The quality of mercy"
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
"Salad days"
"Star-crossed"
"There's the rub"
"Thy name is"
"To be, or not to be"
"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow"
"What a piece of work is a man"
"What's past is prologue"
"Winter of Discontent"
Shakespearean theatre
Shakespeare festivals
Shakespeare in the Park festivals
List of William Shakespeare screen adaptations
BBC Television Shakespeare
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
ShakespeaRe-Told
Shakespearean theatres
Shakespeare's Globe Centres
Shakespeare Theatre Association
Works about Shakespeare
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
Complete Works
Timeline of Shakespeare criticism
The Herbal Bed
Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool
Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love Life