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How many works about Romeo and Juliet appeared before Shakespeare’s version?

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Romeo and Juliet appeared in seven editions before 1642. First quarto, 1597. A 'bad' quarto, based on a text reconstructed from memory by a group who knew the play on stage. The text may have been one cut and adapted for performance.

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