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Upon whose work did Shakespeare base Romeo and Juliet?

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Christopher Marlowe
Arthur Brooke
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Final answer:

Shakespeare based Romeo and Juliet on Arthur Brooke's poem 'The Tragical Historye of Romeus and Juliet.'


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The work that Shakespeare based Romeo and Juliet upon is Arthur Brooke's poem 'The Tragical Historye of Romeus and Juliet.'


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