Question

Did william shakespeare exist

Answer 1

Yes, William Shakespeare did exist. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England and was baptized on April 26, 1564¹. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist¹. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses¹.

However, it's worth noting that there has been some debate about the authorship of his works. Some scholars, known as Anti-Stratfordians, have proposed that the true author might have been a nobleman, due to the writer's intimate knowledge of courtly procedure and the lack of personal information, letters, or original manuscripts². Despite these theories, no one during Shakespeare's lifetime or the first two hundred years after his death expressed any doubt about his authorship²..

Source:
(1) William Shakespeare - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare.
(2) Did William Shakespeare Actually Exist? - All That's Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/was-shakespeare-real.
(3) Did Shakespeare even exist? | Classics | The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/mar/07/artsfeatures.classics.
(4) Getty Images. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/william-shakespeare-half-length-portrait-with-the-autograph-news-photo/1307261146.