The average reader reads at a speed of 250 words per minute (wpm). Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has 29 260 words, so the average reader would take 1 hours 57 minutes to read the whole book. How long would it take you to read Romeo and Juliet? Read a paragraph from Romeo and Juliet below to find out!
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