The objective of this paper is to depict the main grammatical features of Shakespearean language concerning the changes that happened during time and social circumstances of that time. The paper brings a short overview of the history of English language, starting with the origin of English, continuing through influences that affected its development, and leading to the features of the Modern English variety. After that, William Shakespeare, his life and work are introduced, as well as the historical environment and its cultural components that affected Shakespeare in his writing. In the main part of the paper, one can find Shakespearean language explained and grammatical features organised into three chapters: The most prominent grammatical features in comparison to Present-day English, Grammatical irregularities in Shakespearean language and Shakespeares grammatical innovations.