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Who wrote "Romeo and Juliet"?

  1. John Milton

  2. Geoffrey Chaucer

  3. William Wordsworth

  4. William Shakespeare

The correct answer is: William Shakespeare

"Romeo and Juliet" is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. John Milton and Geoffrey Chaucer were both poets, but they did not write this particular work. William Wordsworth was also a poet but he lived centuries after the play was written. Therefore, the only correct option is William Shakespeare.