r/shakespeare

25K archived posts · Oct 2010 – Sep 2026

William Shakespeare

r/shakespeare

Welcome to Reddit's premier Shakespearean subreddit! Here, we can discuss the Bard, his greatness, his works, and his life. A community for Shakespeare enthusiasts the world over, no matter your age, language, or experience level. From academic takes on iambic pentameter to picking out the dirty jokes, there's always an opportunity for discussion. Jump right in!

Created Apr 20, 2010

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25KArchived posts

Welcome to reddit's premier Shakespearean subreddit! Here we can discuss the Bard, his greatness, his works and his life! A community for Shakespeare enthusiasts the world over, no matter your age, language, or experience level. From academic takes on iambic pentameter to picking out the dirty jokes, there's always space for you here.

Please read and respect the rules surrounding homework questions!

The Rules

Show Your Work

If you're here looking for homework help, please flair your question as such. Please bring your own work to the party, showing us what effort you've already made to answer the question, rather than just copying the question straight from your assignment. We appreciate when you stick around and get involved in the discussion, also. Don't just drop the question and come back later looking for the answer. Homework questions that fail to meet these requirements will be removed.

Be Respectful

Shakespeare may have been a master at murdering people with words, but as the late, great Chadwick Boseman said, "We don't do that here." Keep it civil, please.

There Is No Authorship Question

There are a number of other subs that discuss the various theories that someone other than the man from Stratford wrote the works attributed to William Shakespeare. This is not that place.

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