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Which of the following is the source for Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet?

1. A French translation of an Italian poem

2. An English translation of a French translation of an Italian poem

3. The myth of Venus and Adonis

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The answer is 2. An English translation of a French translation of an Italian poem.

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My answer was deleted the first time and I have no clue why. I did this in odyssey ware and it was correct

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Shakespeare's primary source for Romeo and Juliet was a poem by Arthur Brooke called The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Iuliet.
I personally think Shakespeare stole most of the ideas from the author of Romeus and Iuliet.
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