(literature) Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.

A scholar of the works of Shakespeare. / A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.

(uncountable, paleologism) The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare. / (countable) A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works.

plural of Shakespearean

plural of Shakespeareanism

The quality, characteristic or state of being Shakespearean.

(poetry) A sonnet comprising three quatrains and a final couplet, in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.

plural of Shakespearean sonnet

One who believes that Francis Bacon (1561–1626) or a relation of his was the author of the works attributed to William Shakespeare.

Pertaining to the Bacon-Shakespeareans and their beliefs.