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How is Arthur Brook related to William Shakespeare?

A.The primary source Shakespeare relied upon is a 3,020-line narrative poem from 1562 titled, “The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet,” by English poet Arthur Brooke.
B.Arthur Brooke was Shakespeare's ghostwriter.
C.Arthur Brook was born in 1544 and Shakespeare is believed to have drowned in 1563.
D.Brooke wrote his work primarily in blank verse, and Shakespeare wrote in poulter’s measure.

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A.The primary source Shakespeare relied upon is a 3,020-line narrative poem from 1562 titled, “The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet,” by English poet Arthur Brooke.

Shakespeare based "Romeo and Juliet" off of Brooke's poem about the same characters with a similar plot line. 

Answer:

A. The primary source Shakespeare relied upon is a 3,020 line narrative poem from 1562 titled, “The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet,” by English poet Arthur Brooke.

Explanation:

Shakespeare based the play Romeo and Juliet off of the poems written by Arthur Brooke.