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His life

William Shakespeare was born on 23rd April 1564 in Stratford. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children. He wrote 37 plays and over 155 poems.His company built the King's Men. He died when he was 52 years old. Shakespeare invented new words and phrases like

heart of gold/break the ice

His plays

Comedies

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Histories

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Tragedies

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Romeo and Juliet

The setting is Verona and the charachters are:-Romeo Montague that adores and respects a lady who is chaste and impossible to be with; -Juliet Capulet that is beautiful, kind, brave, determinated. In the end she stubbed herself.

Commonwealth

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It includes the 30% of the world's population. (over 2 billion)

Commonwealth refers to a political community.Most of the countries were ruled by Britain and that's why English is the common language. The Commonwealth is a republic that agreed to accept the British King or Queen as a symbol. The members are from all the parts of the community, this emcouraged the member countries to talk and help each others. The aim of commemorating Commonwealth day is to Promote Understanding on Global Issues.

St. Paul's Cathedral

Sir Christopher Wren lived from 1632 to 1723. He studied physics, engineering. Wren was a key figure because helped in the rebuilding after the Great Fire. His most famous work was the St. Paul's Cathedral. The styles identified in this cathedral are: classicism, neo-classicism or neo-palladianism and baroque.

Oliver Cromwell was a political and a military leader in 17th century. He was known for being ruthless in battle , and he twice led succesfull efforts to remove the British monarch from power. He was called a dictator, from some, and a devote Puritan.

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Oliver Cromwell

For example: Henry VI, Henry IV, Julius Caesar, Henry V.

For example: Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth

For example: The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Pericles, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest.