Question

Who is the author of the poem The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet?

William Shakespeare
Arthur Brooke
Pierre Boaistuau
Matteo Bandello

Answer 1

Arthur Brooke

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem called "The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet" is a narrative poem that was published in 1562. It was written by Arthur Brooke, who claims to have translated it from an Italian novella by Matteo Bandello. It is said that this was the inspiration for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.