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Can You Guess Which Classic Piece Of Literature These Modern Movies And Shows Are Based On?

Which Piece Of Literature Was This Movie A Remake Of? 

_[Emma](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/06/clueless-oral-history-20-anniversary)_ by Jane Austen

What book is this classic '90s teen movie based on?

_[The Scarlet Letter](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/film/easy-a-scarlet-letter-inspired-teen-comedy-6367727)_ by Nathaniel Hawthorne

What tale was the kick-off for this hilarious high school movie?

_[Hamlet](https://owlcation.com/humanities/Similarities-Between-The-Lion-King-and-Hamlet)_ by Shakespeare

What story inspired the plot of this animated feature?

_[Cyrano De Bergerac](https://deadline.com/2018/01/sierra-burgess-is-a-loser-netflix-shannon-purser-movie-1202248297/)_ by Edmond Rostand

Which classic work was this modern high school flick a remake of?

_[The Taming Of The Shrew](https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/english-pubs/18/)_ by William Shakespeare

Which classic text was the inspo for this iconic teen blockbuster?

_[The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde](https://www.popmatters.com/182988-the-nutty-professor-50th-anniversary-collectors-edition-2495648368.html)_ by Robert Louis Stevenson

What intense tale was this wild comedy based off of?

_[Twelfth Night](https://www.thisisinsider.com/shes-the-man-shakespeare-movie-2016-9)_ by William Shakespeare

What classic work inspired this teen flick?

_[The Count of Monte Cristo](https://deadline.com/2011/03/emily-vancamp-gets-the-lead-in-abcs-revenge-other-pilot-castings-112043/)_ by Alexandre Dumas

Which saucy story inspired this edgy TV show?

_[Pride & Prejudice](https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-21204956/bridget-jones-vs-pride-and-prejudice)_ by Jane Austen

Which book was the basis for this iconic rom-com?

_[King Lear](https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/empire-ilene-chaiken)_ by William Shakespeare

Which classic text was this drama-filled show inspired by?

_[The Incredible Shrinking Man](https://www.inverse.com/article/36372-downsizing-trailer-matt-damon-shrinking-science-fiction-trope)_ by Richard Matheson

Which book inspired this whacky movie?

_[Pygmalion](https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/fair-lady-pygmalion-adaptations-article-1.2405697)_ by George Bernard Shaw

Which novel inspired this oldie-but-goodie rom-com?

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