Juliet

Juliet Capulet
Romeo and Juliet character
The balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet as depicted by Frank Dicksee (1884)
First appearance
Created byWilliam Shakespeare
Based onJuliet from The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet (1561)
In-universe information
Family
SpouseRomeo Montague
NationalityItalian

Juliet Capulet (Italian: Giulietta Capuleti) is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist Romeo, a member of the House of Montague, with which the Capulets have a blood feud. The story has a long history that precedes Shakespeare himself.

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