William Shakespeare
@WilliamShakespeare
1.2M subscribers · 37 plays, 154 sonnets · Joined 1592
Playwright. Poet. Word inventor. The Bard of Avon. I write tragedies, comedies, histories, and the occasional sonnet that may or may not be about a man. I invented 1,700 words in the English language including "lonely," "generous," and "uncomfortable." You cannot criticize me without using my vocabulary. This channel features play challenges, literary analysis, roasts in iambic pentameter, and discussions about whether my characters need therapy. Don't forget to smash that bell icon, lest a plague descend upon both your houses.
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Community Posts
William Shakespeare
1605
Someone commented "Shakespeare is overrated" on my last video. Sir, I invented the words "lonely," "generous," "gloomy," "hurry," "suspicious," and "uncomfortable." You literally cannot describe how overrated I am without using words I MADE UP. Thou cream-faced loon.
William Shakespeare
1602
Quick poll: Is Hamlet emo, or is he going through a legitimate existential crisis triggered by the murder of his father by his uncle who then married his mother? Emo - 34% Legitimate crisis - 22% Both - 44% Fair enough.
William Shakespeare
June 29, 1613
The Globe Theatre burned down today because someone thought cannon special effects during Henry VIII were a good idea. I have been doing this for 20 years and ONE time we use a cannon and the whole building goes up in flames. Nobody was hurt except my finances and my patience.
William Shakespeare
1616
I left my wife Anne my second best bed in my will and people are calling it a diss. It was the marital bed. The best bed was for guests. It was SENTIMENTAL. But also yes, we had issues. But that's not the point. The point is the bed was nice.
Comments
@ChristopherMarlowe
Hamlet is literally just a worse version of my Tamburlaine and everyone knows it. You're a fraud, William.
1.8M likes
@WilliamShakespeare
Christopher, thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood. Also you're dead. (Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2)
@BenJonsonPoet
He is not of an age, but for all time. I hate admitting this but the man is a genius. The insult tier list alone is worth the subscription.
3.4M likes
@EnglishTeacher2026
I have taught Romeo and Juliet to 14-year-olds for 22 years. Every year they ask "why didn't they just TEXT each other." Every year I die a little inside. Thank you for this channel, it makes the pain bearable.
5.7M likes
@WilliamShakespeare
Tell thy students: the play is about how unchecked passion and family hatred destroy young lives. Also texting wouldn't have helped. They knew each other for 4 days.
@AnneHathawayWife
The second best bed?? THE SECOND BEST BED?? 34 years of marriage and you leave me the SECOND BEST bed?? In your WILL?? William, I cannot even.
7.2M likes
@WilliamShakespeare
Anne, my dear, it was the marital bed. It was sentimental. Also I was dead when you read the will so technically this is not my problem.
@ModernRapFan
"Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle" goes harder than anything released this year. Shakespeare was the original diss track artist.
4.1M likes
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