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Juliet
Character in Romeo and Juliet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Juliet (disambiguation).
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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Juliet Capulet | |
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Romeo and Juliet character | |
![]() The balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet as depicted by Frank Dicksee (1884) | |
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Created by | William Shakespeare |
Based on | Juliet from The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet (1561) |
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Spouse | Romeo Montague |
Nationality | Italian |
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