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Juliet
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Also known as Juliet Capulet, Iuliet

Juliet Capulet ( ) 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.

Key facts

Character.name
Juliet Capulet
Character.series
Romeo and Juliet
Character.image
Frank Bernard Dicksee - Romeo and Juliet, 1884.jpg
Character.caption
The balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet as depicted by Frank Dicksee (1884)
Character.creator
William Shakespeare
Character.based_on
Juliet from The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet (1561)
Character.first_major
Romeo and Juliet
Character.spouse
Romeo Montague
Character.nationality
Italian

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Given name
Juliette
Gender
female
Place of birth
Verona
Place of death
Verona
Spouse
Romeo
Image
Juliet - Philip H. Calderon.jpg
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name
Джульетта Капулетти
Commons category
Juliet
present in work
Romeo and Juliet
cause of death
stabbing
manner of death
Suicide
different from
Juliet
name in native language
Giulietta Capuleti
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Juliet's age
  • In modern-day Verona
  • ''Casa di Giulietta''
  • ''Club di Giulietta''
  • Performers
  • Animation
  • Fictional performers
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Juliet Capulet ( ) 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.

thumb|Juliet by Philip H. Calderon (1888)

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