Knowing that the magna carta was written in 1215 to protect the rights of ordinary people, which of the following was most likely based on this document?
a) william shakespeare's macbeth
b) martin luther's ninety five theses
c) geoffrey chaucer's the canterbury tales
d) the united states consitution

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