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 *Shakespeare is the mascot and namesake for [[Shakespeare's Fried Chicken]].<ref>"[[The Way We Was]]"</ref><ref>"[[A Star Is Torn]]"</ref>
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 The book ''Shakespeare I-XV'' was seen in the bookcase at [[Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children]].<ref>"[[Bart the Genius]]"</ref>
-When watching ''[[The Bloodening]]'', [[Nelson]] said that he had never liked Shakespeare before then.<ref>"[[Wild Barts Can't Be Broken]]"</ref>
+When watching ''[[The Bloodening]]'', [[Nelson]] said that he had never liked Shakespeare before that.<ref>"[[Wild Barts Can't Be Broken]]"</ref>
 When [[Homer]] was complaining about having kids, he said he could have written symphonies or been Shakespeare.<ref>"[[Mommie Beerest]]"</ref>
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 A picture of Shakespeare was on the wall of the bookstore [[Rock Bottom Remainders]].<ref>"[[Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em]]"</ref>
-Before Homer let [[Lisa]] use his new [[Mapple Void]], he had downloaded the complete works of Shakespeare as a pdf. When it was finished, he threw the file in the trash and asked who the greatest writer of all time was now.<ref>"[[The D'oh-cial Network]]"</ref>
+Before Homer let [[Lisa]] use his new [[Mapple Void]], he had downloaded the complete works of Shakespeare as a PDF. When it was finished, he threw the file in the trash and asked who the greatest writer of all time was now.<ref>"[[The D'oh-cial Network]]"</ref>
-Shakespeare was also seen as a character in the film ''[[Love, Indubitably]]''. He was seen naked, with a skull over his crotch, dancing.<ref>"[[Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing]]"</ref>
+Shakespeare also appeared as a character in the film ''[[Love, Indubitably]]''. He was seen naked, with a skull over his crotch, dancing.<ref>"[[Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing]]"</ref>
 After discovering that a snack provided glucose to the brain and that around 4 pm people were more reckless when making choices, [[Lisa]] wished she had been born on "the [[Great Britain|isle]] that gave us Shakespeare and [[Stephen Merchant]]" because the British had tea and scones at 4 pm.<ref>''[[Decisions, Decisions]]''</ref>
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 Shakespeare was on the cover of ''[[The New York Times Book Review]]''.<ref>"[[Frink Gets Testy]]"</ref>
-After the first showing of the play ''[[The Salesman's Bad Day]]'' finished, William Shakespeare's ghost appeared alongside the ghosts of [[Arthur Miller]], [[Hyman Krustofsky]], and [[Krusty the Clown]]'s humor. Shakespeare said that all's well that ends well, and Arthur Miller asked Shakespeare how it ended well as Krusty was ruining his play. Shakespeare then said that Miller had other good plays, then corrected himself. Miller then said that he was America's greatest playwright, to which Shakespeare sarcastically responded, "exactly".<ref name="Fears of a Clown"/>
+After the first showing of the play ''[[The Salesman's Bad Day]]'' ended, William Shakespeare's ghost appeared alongside the ghosts of [[Arthur Miller]], [[Hyman Krustofsky]], and [[Krusty the Clown]]'s humor. Shakespeare said that all's well that ends well, and Arthur Miller asked Shakespeare how it ended well as Krusty was ruining his play. Shakespeare then said that Miller had other good plays, then corrected himself. Miller said that he was America's greatest playwright, to which Shakespeare sarcastically responded, "exactly".<ref name="Fears of a Clown"/>
 A William Shakespeare balloon was used in the Highbrow Artists Parade in [[Capital City]].<ref>"[[Desperately Seeking Lisa]]"</ref>
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 He appeared in [[Heaven]] when Homer started killing celebrities. He guarded the gate to Heaven when the Simpson family went to confront [[God]].<ref>''[[The Simpsons Game]]''</ref>
-William Shakespeare was sent from [[Heaven]] to [[Hell]] as he had done {{W|blackface}} in his lifetime.<ref>"[[Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass]]"</ref>
+William Shakespeare was sent from [[Heaven]] to [[Hell]] because he had done {{W|blackface}} in his lifetime.<ref>"[[Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass]]"</ref>
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 == History ==
-The book ''Shakespeare I-XV'' was seen in the book case at [[Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children]].<ref>"[[Bart the Genius]]"</ref>
+The book ''Shakespeare I-XV'' was seen in the bookcase at [[Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children]].<ref>"[[Bart the Genius]]"</ref>
-When watching ''[[The Bloodening]]'', [[Nelson]] said that he had never liked Shakespeare before now.<ref>"[[Wild Barts Can't Be Broken]]"</ref>
+When watching ''[[The Bloodening]]'', [[Nelson]] said that he had never liked Shakespeare before then.<ref>"[[Wild Barts Can't Be Broken]]"</ref>
 When [[Homer]] was complaining about having kids, he said he could have written symphonies or been Shakespeare.<ref>"[[Mommie Beerest]]"</ref>
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 A picture of Shakespeare was on the wall of the bookstore [[Rock Bottom Remainders]].<ref>"[[Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em]]"</ref>
-Before Homer let [[Lisa]] use his new [[Mapple Void]] he downloaded the complete works of Shakespeare as a pdf. When it was finished he threw the file in the trash and asked who the greatest writer of all time was now.<ref>"[[The D'oh-cial Network]]"</ref>
+Before Homer let [[Lisa]] use his new [[Mapple Void]], he had downloaded the complete works of Shakespeare as a pdf. When it was finished, he threw the file in the trash and asked who the greatest writer of all time was now.<ref>"[[The D'oh-cial Network]]"</ref>
 Shakespeare was also seen as a character in the film ''[[Love, Indubitably]]''. He was seen naked, with a skull over his crotch, dancing.<ref>"[[Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing]]"</ref>
-After discovering that a snack provides glucose to the brain, and around 4pm people are more reckless when making choices, [[Lisa]] wished she was born on "the [[Great Britain|isle]] that gave us Shakespeare and [[Stephen Merchant]]" because the British have tea and scones at 4pm.<ref>''[[Decisions, Decisions]]''</ref>
+After discovering that a snack provided glucose to the brain and that around 4 pm people were more reckless when making choices, [[Lisa]] wished she had been born on "the [[Great Britain|isle]] that gave us Shakespeare and [[Stephen Merchant]]" because the British had tea and scones at 4 pm.<ref>''[[Decisions, Decisions]]''</ref>
 Shakespeare was on the cover of ''[[The New York Times Book Review]]''.<ref>"[[Frink Gets Testy]]"</ref>
-After the first showing of the play ''[[The Salesman's Bad Day]]'', finished, William Shakespeare's ghost appeared alongside the ghosts of [[Arthur Miller]], [[Hyman Krustofsky]] and [[Krusty the Clown]]'s humor. Shakespeare said that all's well that ends well and Arthur Miller asked Shakespeare how it ended well as Krusty was ruining his play. Shakespeare then said that Miller had other good plays, then corrected himself. Miller then said that he was America's greatest playwright, to which Shakespeare sarcastically responded "exactly".<ref name="Fears of a Clown"/>
+After the first showing of the play ''[[The Salesman's Bad Day]]'' finished, William Shakespeare's ghost appeared alongside the ghosts of [[Arthur Miller]], [[Hyman Krustofsky]], and [[Krusty the Clown]]'s humor. Shakespeare said that all's well that ends well, and Arthur Miller asked Shakespeare how it ended well as Krusty was ruining his play. Shakespeare then said that Miller had other good plays, then corrected himself. Miller then said that he was America's greatest playwright, to which Shakespeare sarcastically responded, "exactly".<ref name="Fears of a Clown"/>
 A William Shakespeare balloon was used in the Highbrow Artists Parade in [[Capital City]].<ref>"[[Desperately Seeking Lisa]]"</ref>
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-A [[zombie]] of Shakespeare was wandering around [[Springfield Elementary School]]. [[Homer]] killed him again by hitting him with a shotgun.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror III]]"</ref>
+A [[zombie]] of Shakespeare wandered around [[Springfield Elementary School]]. [[Homer]] killed him again by hitting him with a shotgun.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror III]]"</ref>
-He appeared in [[Heaven]] when Homer started killing celebrities. He guarded the gate to heaven when The Simpsons family went to confront [[God]].<ref>''[[The Simpsons Game]]''</ref>
+He appeared in [[Heaven]] when Homer started killing celebrities. He guarded the gate to Heaven when the Simpson family went to confront [[God]].<ref>''[[The Simpsons Game]]''</ref>
 William Shakespeare was sent from [[Heaven]] to [[Hell]] as he had done {{W|blackface}} in his lifetime.<ref>"[[Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass]]"</ref>
 === Comics ===
-The students of Springfield Elementary performed a play for their parents based on various works of Shakespeare. However, the play was so boring all the parents fell asleep.<ref>''[[Bard Boiled]]''</ref>
+The students of Springfield Elementary performed a play for their parents based on various works of Shakespeare. However, the play was so boring that all the parents fell asleep.<ref>''[[Bard Boiled]]''</ref>
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 After the first showing of the play ''[[The Salesman's Bad Day]]'', finished, William Shakespeare's ghost appeared alongside the ghosts of [[Arthur Miller]], [[Hyman Krustofsky]] and [[Krusty the Clown]]'s humor. Shakespeare said that all's well that ends well and Arthur Miller asked Shakespeare how it ended well as Krusty was ruining his play. Shakespeare then said that Miller had other good plays, then corrected himself. Miller then said that he was America's greatest playwright, to which Shakespeare sarcastically responded "exactly".<ref name="Fears of a Clown"/>
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-*{{ep|Bart the Genius|(''Shakespeare I - XV'' book)}}
+{{TO}}
-*{{ep|The Way We Was|([[Shakespeare's Fried Chicken]])}}
+{{Season1A
-*{{ep|Blood Feud|([[Shakespeare's Fried Chicken]])}}
+|E2=yes
-*{{ep|When Flanders Failed|([[Shakespeare's Fried Chicken]])}}
+|E2n=mentioned
-*{{ep|Homer Alone|(mentioned)}}
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-*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror III|(as a zombie)}}
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-*{{ep|Wild Barts Can't Be Broken|(mentioned)}}
+|E12=yes
-*{{ep|Mommie Beerest|(mentioned)}}
+|E12n=Shakespeare's Fried Chicken
-*{{ep|A Star Is Torn|(Shakespeare's Fried Chicken)}}
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-*{{ep|Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em|(picture)}}
+|E22n=Shakespeare's Fried Chicken
-*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XIX}}
+}}
-*{{ep|Four Great Women and a Manicure|(mentioned)}}
+{{Season3A
-*{{ep|The Book Job|(mentioned)}}
+|E3=yes
-*{{ep|The D'oh-cial Network|(mentioned)}}
+|E3n=Shakespeare's Fried Chicken
-*{{ep|Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing}}
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-*{{ep|Frink Gets Testy|(picture)}}
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-*{{ep|Fears of a Clown|(ghost)}}
+}}
-*{{ep|Throw Grampa from the Dane|(mentioned)}}
+{{Season4A
-*{{ep|I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh|(mentioned)}}
+|E5=yes
-*{{ep|Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass}}
+|E5n=zombie
-*{{bon|Bard Boiled|(mentioned and plays featured)}}
+}}
-*{{bon|Decisions, Decisions}}
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 The students of Springfield Elementary performed a play for their parents based on various works of Shakespeare. However, the play was so boring all the parents fell asleep.<ref>''[[Bard Boiled]]''</ref>
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