William Shakespeare (bapt. 26 April 1564 <unk> 23 April 1616) he English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He maha nga wa e kiia ana ko ia ko te kaitoi a motu o Ingarangi me te "Bard of Avon". Ko ana mahi, tae atu ki nga mahi tahi, tata ki te 39 nga taakaro, 154 nga sonnets, e rua nga peera korero roa, me etahi atu irava, etahi o te kaituhi kore e tino mohio. Kua whakamaoritia ana taakaro ki nga reo nui katoa e ora ana, a he maha ake nga wa e mahia ana i era o etahi atu kaitakaro.I whanau a Shakespeare i Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. I te 18 o ona tau, i marena ia ki a Hathaway, tokotoru ana tamariki: ko Susanna me Susanna Hamnet me Judith. I waenga i te 1585 me te 1592, i mate ia i tetahi wa, he kaitakaro i te taha o Shakespeare.
Ko te 39