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When one of the most influential men in literary history, William Shakespeare, wrote Romeo and Juliet, he brought to life the dream of every teenager. He created two teenagers who were in love with each other, but were forbidden to be together. Romeo and Juliet’s love was so strong that they were willing to do anything in order to be together. It was the purest form of love imaginable.
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