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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which work is associated with William Shakespeare?
A
The Praise of Folly
B
Mona Lisa
C
The Last Supper
D
Romeo and Juliet
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare’s principal source for the plot of Romeo and Juliet was The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet, a long narrative poem written in 1562 by the English poet Arthur Brooke, who had based his poem on a French translation of a tale by the Italian writer Matteo Bandello.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romeo and Juliet Summary. An age-old vendetta between two powerful families erupts into bloodshed. A group of masked Montagues risk further conflict by gatecrashing a Capulet party. A young lovesick Romeo Montague falls instantly in love with Juliet Capulet, who is due to marry her father’s choice, the County Paris.

Detailed explanation-3: -Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragic plays. This classic story centers around two young lovers from feuding families. Romeo and Juliet remains one of the most widely performed plays and is considered to be one of the most famous stories in all of literature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Summary. Romeo and Juliet is arguably one of the greatest love stories of all time, and one of the most well-known. Thought to have been written around 1595-96, it is the tale of two ‘star-crossed lovers’ who fall deeply and swiftly for each other, but are forbidden to be together.

Detailed explanation-5: -Romeo and Juliet relates most closely to a group of plays usually dated to the period 1594-1595, Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Richard II.

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