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What is the correct chronological sequence of famous dramatists in order of their birth?

A. William Congreve
B. John Dryden
C. William Wycherley
D. George Barnard Shaw
E. John Millington Synge

(1) B,C,A,D,E
(2) A,C,B,E,D
(3) C,B,A,D,E
(4) E,B,C,A,D

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John Dryden (1631-1700)
Age: Restoration Age
Notable Works: "All for Love," "Marriage à la Mode," "The Indian Emperour"

William Wycherley (1641-1716)
Age: Restoration Age
Notable Works: "The Country Wife," "The Plain Dealer"

William Congreve (1670-1729)
Age: Restoration Age and early 18th century
Notable Works: "The Way of the World," "Love for Love"

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Age: Late Victorian to Modern Age
Notable Works: "Pygmalion," "Saint Joan," "Man and Superman"

John Millington Synge (1871-1909)
Age: Modernist Period (Irish Literary Revival)
Notable Works: "The Playboy of the Western World," "Riders to the Sea"
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