William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Read Wikipedia's article about Shakespeare.
Listen to a 45 minute lecture about Shakespeare's London by Lars Kaaber (in Danish)
Let Shakespeare insult you using the Shakespearean Insulter.
Visit Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet to get a selection of fine links to everything Shakespearean.
Visit In Search of Shakespeare (PBS) to get a sense of Shakespeare's world.
Visit Pronouncing Shakespeare to get David Crystal's take on how Shakespeare sounded when pronounced by his contemporaries.
Use David Crystal's brilliant glossary to ease your understanding of the plays.
Philip Weller's site Shakespeare Navigators has notes and help designed to accompany many of Shakespeare's plays.