Juliet Capulet

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Romeo and Juliet (2013)

Hailee Steinfeld (2013)

Dear Saint (by Romeo)

The Nurse (caregiver)

### Personalities

Beautiful, young, innocent, elegant, loyal, shy, naïve, despondent, quiet, noble, stubborn, determined, obedient, defiant, witty, kind, reclusive, suicidal, bold, romantic, brave, loving, impulsive, sensible, passionate, independent, pragmatic, trustworthy, strong, rebellious, responsible, intelligent, mature

### Allies

Romeo Montague
Friar Laurence
The Nurse (formerly)
Lord Capulet (formerly)

Lady Capulet (formerly)

### Enemies

Tybalt

Paris

### Likes

Attending her father's masquerade party, her romance with Romeo

### Dislikes

Her family and nurse's disloyalty of her forbidden romance, her arranged marriage with Paris

### Goal

To Loveland marry Romeo in hopes of ending their families' feud (succeeded)

To join Romeo after he is exiled from Verona (failed)

### Fate

Stabs herself with Romeo's dagger and dies with him inside the Capulet tomb

### Famous quotes

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"

> "*Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.*"
> ― Act 3, Scene 5
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Juliet Capulet is the main protagonist in William Shakespeare's *Romeo and Juliet*. She is the daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet, the cousin of Tybalt, and the love interest/wife of Romeo Montague.

Not knowing much about romance from the beginning, she soon changes when she falls in love and marries Romeo, hoping that their marriage will end their families' feud, but it tragically goes wrong.

Juliet is ranked as one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters, alongside Ophelia and Lady Macbeth, but also one of his most tragic.

## Description

At age 13, Juliet Capulet is the only daughter of the Capulets, one of Verona's most respected noble families, and already destined for love and marriage. When the play begins, she is unaware she is soon eligible to marry Count Paris. After meeting Romeo Montague, the son of her family's mortal enemy, she immediately forgets about the stereotypes of her family's marriage traditions. Instead, she falls deeply in love with him. But with her forbidden romance comes consequences to her family that nearly left her thinking of two things: stay loyal to the Capulets or run off with Romeo and be forever disgraced.

Her relationship with Romeo has her change from a girl into a woman, and it offers her a glimpse into adulthood. She was the one who proposes to Romeo and even asks herself why he had to be related to her family's opposers, even hoping he could be someone different. Despite her unexpected growth, however, her choices and quick marriage may have caused her to mature forcefully. But either way, her actions and traits make her among Shakespeare's most memorable and powerful heroines.

After falling in love with Romeo, she wants to cast her parents and nursemaid out of her life to be with the man she loves. She may have been distraught to hear the news of Romeo killing Tybalt, but after she marries him, she knows there is no going back and is willing to stay close to him. And when he dies, she decides to die with him rather than live another loyal but strict life with the Capulets.

## Storyline

### Meeting Romeo

On the night of the Capulet’s annual masquerade feast, Juliet is summoned by her mother, Lady Capulet and her personal caregiver, the Nurse, who wants to talk to her privately. The women discuss Juliet not being 14 years old yet, and the Nurse ends up reminiscing a monologue of her deceased husband and daughter, recalling Juliet’s infancy and a sexual joke about her “falling back.” Lady Capulet and Juliet quiet her. The Nurse tells the girl she was a beautiful infant and that her wishes would come true if her surrogate child were married.

Her mother asks Juliet if she is interested in marriage, and she replies she isn’t, saying, “*It is an honour that I dream not of*.” Lady Capulet advises her to start thinking about it now, stating that many young girls in Verona have already gotten married and had their own children, just like how Lady Capulet was around Juliet’s age when she gave birth to her. Juliet is then told that Count Paris wants to marry her. Lady Capulet tells her that Paris will be at the feast tonight and that she should examine him to see if she would admire him as her future husband. Juliet says she would look at him closely but won’t guarantee she’ll look at him too deeply. The Capulet servant Peter arrives and announces that the party is in full swing. Lady Capulet urges Juliet to go to Paris, with the Nurse telling her to find a man who would make her happy.

Juliet is with her father, Lord Capulet, as he welcomes the guests and the feast begins. While enjoying the party, Juliet catches sight of a teenage boy who secretly snuck into the feast wearing a mask. He holds her hand, referring to it as a holy shrine and wanting to kiss it. Juliet calls him a saint, and he shows devotion by holding her hand, claiming that pilgrims touch the hands of statued saints and a holy palmers’ hand to hand is a kiss. The boy asks her if pilgrims and saints have lips, and Juliet replies that they do for them to pray with. He convinces her to kiss him to grant his prayer, while Juliet says saints don’t move unless they would grant prayers. He says they won’t move when he makes his prayer and kisses her, claiming afterwards that she took his sin from his lips, and Juliet asks him if hers has the sin. The young man insists she is acting sweet, and the couple kiss again.

The Nurse calls for Juliet, and she moves away from him. As the party starts to disperse, Juliet asks her Nurse who the young man she just kissed is, and the Nurse says she doesn’t know his name and would go find out herself. As the Nurse leaves, Juliet fears that if he is married, her grave will be her wedding bed since she would rather die before getting married.

The Nurse returns and reveals his name is Romeo Montague, the son of her father’s enemy. Juliet is distraught by quoting, “*My only love sprung from my only hate!*” She had met him early without knowing his name and discovered his identity too late. She finds love cruel for making her fall in love with the person she is supposed to call her enemy. When the Nurse asks her what she’s saying, Juliet responds that she is just reciting a rhyme she learned from someone during the party.

Later that night, Juliet stands on her balcony and looks at the starry sky. She sighs and asks herself why Romeo must be who he is. She says that if he refused his family name, she would give herself to him, or if he simply swore that he loved her, she would no longer be a Capulet so they could be together. She laments the Montague name since Romeo would still be himself if he gave up his surname and wishes he would trade it and be called something else.

At that moment, Romeo responds to her. She is stunned to see him there and asks how he came out of his hiding spot. He says he dislikes his name since it is what her enemy is called. She asks him if he is Romeo Montague, and he replies that he isn’t either of them if she hates them. She also asks him how he got in through the orchard walls and warns him that her kinsmen will kill him if they find him. He claims he climbed over the walls with “love’s light wings,” She again warns him of the danger he is about to put himself in of being killed, and he says that he would rather die by her family than be without her. She admits she would do anything to prevent her kinsmen from seeing him, with Romeo responding that he would hide in the darkness and they would find him if she didn’t love him.

Juliet asks him who made him come below her bedroom window, and Romeo says love had led him to her and showed him the way. She claims she would have been embarrassed for what she had said earlier that he heard and would deny it. She tells him if he truly does love her, knowing he’ll say “yes” and she would believe in him, but he could be lying if he swears his love. She begs Romeo to pronounce his word if he does love her, and if he finds it too easy to win her heart, she would be difficult to come by. She is so fond of him that she would prove herself to be more faithful as she should have known he was listening to her speak out for him, and her love shouldn’t be taken too seriously.

Romeo starts to swear his love by the moon but urges him not to as the moon is always changing and doesn’t want him to be changeable. He asks her what she should swear by, and Juliet replies that he shouldn’t swear at all; if he has to, he would do it to himself, and she would believe him. He starts to swear again but cuts him off. While she is delighted to see him there, they haven’t done much thinking as she thinks it is happening too fast. She attempts to bid him goodnight, referring to their love as a flower bud in the summer that would bloom the next time they meet and hopes he’ll enjoy the same peace she has. Romeo claims she is leaving him unsatisfied, and he wants his exchange of love from her. She tells him she already pledged her love for him and wishes to take it back and give it to him again. As Romeo asks her why, she says she would be kind enough to give it to him, and the more she loves him, the more of their love she’ll have.

Her Nurse calls her. She tells Romeo she has to go inside but will be right back. She leaves the balcony and returns to say that if he wants to marry her, he will send his word to her tomorrow, and she will have a messenger report the time and place of their wedding to him. The Nurse calls her again, and as she is about to tell Romeo of his honourable intentions, she responds to the call and says she will be there shortly. Before going back inside, she begs Romeo not to follow her unless his intentions are honourable, and he will still send the messenger tomorrow. She says good night but calls out to him when she returns to the balcony. She wishes she could make Romeo her falconer’s call and bring him back to her since she is confined inside her family’s house.

Juliet returns to the balcony and asks him when she should send the messenger the next day, and he suggests in the morning at nine o’clock. She laments how time would drag on like twenty years are passing and forgot why she called him back. Romeo would stay with her until she remembers, but she‘ll forget about it and only think of her romantic scene with him, even if Romeo was still with her. It will be morning soon, and she urges Romeo to leave, although she would want him to “*stay like a child lets his pet bird go but yanks it back with a string*.” Romeo wishes he could be her bird, and Juliet admits it as well but would kill him with too much cherishing. She bids him goodnight, commenting that it is emotional to say it until the next day, and goes inside.

### Marrying Romeo

The next morning, Juliet has the Nurse and servant Peter sent to receive word from Romeo about his intentions last night. She is later in the courtyard, pacing anxiously and awaiting her Nurse's return. She is concerned that the Nurse hasn't found Romeo and comments on how fast messages of love should be. It is now noon, and her nursemaid still hasn't returned. She wishes that the Nurse was young enough to be quicker and worried that her old age is slowing her down.

The Nurse and Peter return, and Juliet greets her, asking her for any news about Romeo and dismissing Peter. She notices the Nurse looks sad and asks her what happened, even if the news is good or bad. The Nurse says she is tired and needs to be left alone to rest, and Juliet wishes the Nurse has her bones and news of Romeo. The Nurse is annoyed by Juliet's impatience and needs to catch her breath. Juliet tells her it is just an excuse for delaying the news and again demands to know any details about Romeo. The Nurse tells Juliet that she has made a foolish decision and describes what Romeo looks like, but Juliet already knows about this and wants to know about their marriage. The Nurse complains of her head and back aching, cursing Juliet for sending her out. Juliet comforts her by rubbing her back.

Juliet calms down and apologizes, asking again about Romeo. The Nurse jokes about Juliet's love, and Juliet rebukes her sense of humour. The Nurse calms her for her impatience, even telling her she must handle the messages herself. After Juliet asks about Romeo again, the Nurse finally tells her if she has permission to go to confession, and Juliet says she does. The Nurse then urges her to hurry to Friar Lawrence's chamber, where Romeo is waiting, and the Nurse will find a rope ladder for Romeo to climb to Juliet's room at night, even reminding her that she will soon be responsible for doing duties as a wife. Blushing with excitement, Juliet thanks her and hurries off.

She arrives at Friar Lawrence's cell, where she embraces Romeo and meets the friar. Friar Lawrence says Romeo will thank her for both of them, and she'll offer her gratitude. Romeo asks her how happy she is to imagine their future life together, and she replies that she has everything on her mind and that her love is making her wealthy. The friar urges them that they must hurry and make their vows. The couple follows Friar Lawrence out of the chamber and are married.

### Wedding Night

Later that day, Juliet is in her room waiting for the Nurse while being highly anticipated for her wedding night. She demands nightfall to come so Romeo can "leap into her arms," and they can perform their "amorous rites" of love. She wants the evening to come like a widow in black when she and her husband would cast off their "stainless maidenhoods." She even predicts that when he dies, the constellations will cut Romeo's face into stars, arrange themselves in his shape, and the whole world will fall in love with the night. She hasn't possessed her "mansion of a love" that she bought and finds the day growing so tedious that she feels like an "impatient child" and wants to put on her "new robes."

The Nurse comes in with Romeo’s rope ladder. Juliet asks about Romeo and notices the Nurse is upset. In a saddened tone, the Nurse mournfully laments, "*He's dead! He's dead! He's dead!*". Juliet assumes that Romeo has killed himself, and if he did, she would resolve to end her own life, too. The Nurse doesn't answer her and recalls the bloody corpse she had seen lying on the street, fainting at seeing it. Juliet becomes distraught, lamenting that she wants her heart to break, her eyes go blind, and her body laid next to Romeo.

The Nurse then reveals that it is Tybalt who is dead. Juliet thinks Tybalt died after he killed Romeo. Her Nurse says that Romeo has been banished as punishment for killing Tybalt, cursing the day that Tybalt was murdered. Juliet is horrified of the man she loves being a traitorous tyrant and would hate him despite him being charming and turning out to be the opposite. She curses nature for placing the soul of a criminal into a man's perfect body, even saying, "*That deceit should dwell in such a gorgeous place*!"

The Nurse, agreeing with her, states that all men are wicked liars and wishes Romeo to be shamed. Juliet chides her for speaking ill of her husband, saying he doesn’t deserve shame and only deserves honour. She blames herself for the way she was angry at him. When the Nurse asks if she has anything good to say about Romeo, Juliet claims she wouldn’t think of him as a villainous traitor and asks why he killed Tybalt. She decides that Tybalt would have killed Romeo first and admits she is overjoyed that her husband is still alive but grief-stricken that her cousin is dead. She finds the news of Romeo’s banishment something that is like death to her.

Juliet asks the Nurse where her parents are and replies that they are grieving over Tybalt’s body. Juliet states she would not cry over his murder but Romeo’s banishment instead. She wants the rope ladder herself as it was meant to bring Romeo into her bedchamber, and she would die maiden-widowed; with the rope, she would die in her wedding bed and let death take her maidenhead instead of Romeo. The Nurse calms her as she will find Romeo and brings him back to her from Friar Lawrence’s chamber, assuring her that he will be with her tonight. Juliet gives the Nurse her ring and urges her to hurry and bring back Romeo.

Romeo appears in Juliet’s room awhile later, and they spend their wedding night in bed. As dawn approaches, the couple walks out onto the balcony together. Juliet asks him if he’s leaving already, as it is not daybreak yet, insisting the chirps they hear are the nightingale instead of the morning lark. Romeo says it is the lark as morning is coming, and he must leave if he wants to live. Juliet says it is not light; it is just the meteor falling from the sun to guide his way and tells him to stay a little longer. Romeo admits he would want to stay with her, and it doesn’t matter if he is captured and killed if that is the way she wants. As the sun begins to rise, Juliet finally gives in and urges him to hurry for his life, as the Prince’s men are now looking for Romeo, and Juliet again urges him to go as the morning brightens.

The Nurse comes in and warns her that Lady Capulet is coming. Juliet senses it is time for him to leave, and Romeo bids her farewell. After a final affectionate kiss, Romeo lowers himself from the balcony. Juliet calls down to him anxiously, saying she needs to hear from him every day and worries it would be years before they would see each other again. Romeo says he won’t miss a chance to write to her, and Juliet asks if they will meet again one day. He assures her that he knows they will be reunited in his heart, with Juliet worried that he looks “dead at the bottom of a tomb.” Romeo tells her not to worry and leaves after a final goodbye. After he is gone, Juliet hopes fate will be lucky enough to bring Romeo back to her.

### The Friar’s Plan

Lady Capulet calls her daughter, and Juliet is confused about why she wants to talk to her so early. Lady Capulet comes in and asks her how she is feeling, and Juliet says she is miserable. Lady Capulet thinks she will grieve over Tybalt’s death forever and tells her to get over it. Juliet can’t help but weep, and Lady Capulet reminds her she shouldn’t be sad that Tybalt is dead but that his killer, Romeo, is alive and free. Juliet says quietly to herself that Romeo is no villain, and while putting on an act, she tells her mother she wishes for Romeo’s demise as well, but she keeps her loyalty to Romeo and hopes God will forgive him.

When Lady Capulet explains that Romeo is still alive, Juliet wishes to avenge her cousin’s death. Lady Capulet explains there is already a revenge plan, as she has sent a man to Mantua, where Romeo is exiled and instructed to give him a poisoned drink that will kill him, and hopes Juliet will be satisfied. Juliet declares she never will be until she sees Romeo dead and wants to mix the poison.

Lady Capulet then tells her she has some good news and that her father has arranged a date for her to be happy and get over her grief, and Juliet is curious about what day it is. Lady Capulet announces to her that on Thursday morning, she will be married to Count Paris at Saint Peter’s Church. Juliet refuses that she is about to be married to a man she doesn’t know and begs her to tell her father she won’t be getting married yet, even stating she would rather marry her enemy Romeo than Paris. Lady Capulet hears Lord Capulet coming, and Juliet will have to tell him herself of her choice.

Lord Capulet and the Nurse come in. He sees that Juliet is still sad and needs to calm herself down before her grief overwhelms her. Lord Capulet asks his wife if she has told their daughter of their decision. She replies that she refuses to accept the offer. Lord Capulet is confused about why his daughter isn’t grateful for the worthy match arranged for her. Juliet argues that she is grateful he has made a suitable match, but she hates to be proud of being married to a man like Paris. Lord Capulet gets angry at her and demands she be wed on Thursday, or he will drag her to the church himself. As Lady Capulet tries to restrain her husband, Juliet begs him to listen. He refuses and threatens her to get married on the expected day; otherwise, he will disown her and make her an outcast in his home. Juliet stands up, and Lord Capulet admits he is about to strike her, cursing the day she was born and insults her.

The Nurse comes to Juliet’s defence and berates Lord Capulet for the way he is scolding her, and he demands she be kept silent. Lady Capulet warns him that he is losing his temper. Lord Capulet laments how he has worked so hard to find a handsome, respectable gentleman to marry Juliet but is outraged that Juliet will not accept his hand in marriage. He reminds Juliet that if she still doesn’t agree to be married on Thursday, she will be disowned, thrown out of the house and never be accepted as his daughter again. He then storms out.

Juliet begs her mother not to throw her out and pleads with her to delay the wedding; otherwise, she would have her wedding bed built inside the Capulet tomb, as she would rather die than marry Paris. Lady Capulet, having enough of Juliet’s disobedience and ungratefulness, leaves her. Juliet then turns to the Nurse and begs her if there can be a way to stop her predicament. Romeo is still without her and has already made their marriage vows. She asks the Nurse for any advice on what can be done now. The Nurse says Romeo is banished and will never return; if he does come back, he would need to do it with stealth. The Nurse decides that Juliet should marry Paris instead, as she finds him a charming gentleman and much better than Romeo. She thinks Juliet will be happier in this second marriage than her first, and even if it doesn’t work out, she will no longer be married to Romeo since he is already as good as dead.

Shocked at the Nurse’s betrayal, Juliet asks her if she really means it and replies. Juliet then pretendedly praise her for her encouragement and asks her to tell Lady Capulet she is going to confession to absolve herself from her heated argument with her father. The Nurse agrees, and as soon as she leaves, Juliet curses at her, calling her a “wicked fiend” for speaking ill of her husband after praising him so many times. She now regrets trusting the Nurse and will never go to her for advice or share her secrets with her again. She decides the friar is now her only hope and will kill herself if he doesn’t help her. She leaves the house and goes to his chamber.

Paris is with Friar Laurence when Juliet arrives at the chamber and ignores Paris, complimenting her as his wife. He asks her if she has come for confession, and Juliet replies that she is to make her love confession to the friar. Paris also reminds her to confess his love to her, and Juliet responds that she would do it alone. He sees that she has been crying from the look on her face, and Juliet says her face is already bad enough. She had already known the truth of her appearance as she pretended to hide her affections from Paris. Afterwards, Juliet cuts off the conversation and asks Friar Laurence if he has time for her to talk to him alone or come back later in the evening. He replies that he is available for her now and asks Paris to leave. Paris, looking forward to being married on Thursday, kisses Juliet and bids her farewell.

After Paris leaves, Juliet begs Friar Laurence to hear her out and stop the upcoming wedding. He tells her he understands how she feels but doesn’t know if he can help her situation. The wedding has been planned, and he can do nothing about it. Juliet then pulls out a knife and threatens that if she has to be Paris’ wife, she will kill herself. She demands him to give her some advice, or else she will resolve her problem with death. He quickly consoles her and says there is still some hope left, but they must act quickly. If Juliet decides to kill herself, it could be useful to solve the situation, and he will provide a solution. Juliet laments that he would allow her to jump from a tower, walk down a slum, be seated around poisonous snakes, be chained up with bears, hide inside a morgue full of bodies or climb down into a grave and lie with a man’s body. She would make any of those choices to be with her true love again.

Friar Laurence tells her to go home and agree to the marriage. On Wednesday, the day before the wedding, she must ensure she is alone in the evening, and the Nurse must not sleep with her in her bedroom. He shows her a vial and instructs her that when she is in bed, she will drink the potion that is drugged. Her pulse and breathing would immediately stop, her skin would turn pale, and her eyes would close. She would appear dead for 42 hours before she wakes up. On the morning of the wedding, her parents and groom would find her dead. She would be placed into a coffin and taken to the Capulet tomb. When all of this is happening, he will send a message to Romeo explaining what is happening, and he will come back to Verona for her. The friar and Romeo will watch over Juliet, and as soon as she awakens, Romeo will take her off to Mantua for them to live together. He is confident that the plan will get Juliet out of her predicament unless she loses her nerve and isn’t brave enough to go with it.

Juliet agrees with the idea and wants the vial right away. The friar gives it to her and wishes her good luck. He would send another friar quickly to Mantua with a letter for Romeo. Juliet hopes that love will give her strength for the challenge to be a success, bids the friar goodbye and hurries home.

By the time she arrives back at the house, the wedding preparations are underway. Lord Capulet asks her where she has been, and she replies that she was at confession to be forgiven and taught to be obedient. She gets down on her knees, pleads to her father for his forgiveness, and will let him rule over her for the rest of her life. Lord Capulet tells her to find Paris and inform him what is happening, and she decides to move the wedding the next morning. Juliet says she met Paris in Friar Laurence’s cell, where she flirted with him and cheerfully promised herself to him. Lord Capulet is delighted when he hears this and praises the friar. Juliet asks the Nurse to come to her closet and help her pick out some clothes and jewellery she will wear tomorrow. Lady Capulet says the wedding isn’t until Thursday, but Lord Capulet urges the Nurse and Juliet to go and informs his wife of the new change of plans.

After picking out her clothes, Juliet asks the Nurse to leave her alone in her bedroom tonight as she must pray and atone for her big day. Lady Capulet comes in and asks her if she needs any help. Juliet replies that she has already arranged her bridal clothes and must be left alone, even requesting the Nurse spend the night with her instead. Lady Capulet tells her to rest before she and the Nurse leave. After they are gone, Juliet bids them goodbye, unsure if she will see them again. She initially feels nervous and attempts to call out for the Nurse, but knows she must take part in the challenge herself.

She takes out the vial but starts having thoughts. She wonders if its effects won’t work, then she will be married tomorrow just as planned. She considers using a knife as a backup if nothing happens. She is worried that the friar made the potion himself as a way to kill Juliet, disgraced of her being married to Romeo and would have done it as a way to cover up his role in the whole affair; she hopes it can’t be poison, since she always trusted Friar Lawrence. She is also afraid of waking up inside a dark, creepy tomb and would wake up before Romeo comes for her. She questions herself if she would either suffocate from the stale tomb air or wake up surrounded by the bodies of her family, especially Tybalt, who was just entombed. She recalls how tombs are supposed to be haunted by spirits, as she would find herself smelling the awful odours and hearing screams. If she is awakened early, she imagines she will go mad with fear and kill herself.

She envisions seeing Tybalt’s ghost searching Romeo for vengeance. She tells Tybalt to stop following Romeo, makes a toast to her husband and drinks the potion. She falls back onto the bed, surrounded by her bed curtains, and the potion immediately takes effect.

The next morning, the Nurse pulls back the curtains and attempts to wake up Juliet, thinking she’s fast asleep. But she does not move, and the Nurse can immediately tell she is dead. She calls for Lady Capulet, who also discovers her daughter lifeless. She cries for help, and Lord Capulet rushes in, demanding Juliet come out as Paris has just arrived. The women tell him Juliet is dead, and Lord Capulet examines her, feeling her cold skin and stiff joints. The Capulets and Nurse grieve, and Friar Lawrence comes in with Paris. Capulet informs Paris of Juliet’s sudden passing and laments that death has robbed him. The Capulets, Paris and the Nurse curse the day they discover Juliet dead, while Friar Lawrence assures them Juliet is now in a better place. He tells them to dress Juliet in her best clothes and take her to the church.

Lord Capulet laments that the wedding he has planned for so long will instead have to be a funeral. Friar Lawrence tells everyone they must prepare and lay Juliet to rest. Her body is adorned with her wedding flowers, and her family entomb her inside the family vault. After Friar Lawrence’s message fails to be sent to Romeo, with news only announcing her death, Romeo illegally buys a vial of poison and returns to Verona. Paris lays flowers in front of Juliet’s grave when he hides after his page informs him someone is coming. Romeo appears and breaks open the tomb when Paris confronts and fights him while the page hurries to fetch the watch. Romeo kills Paris, and before he dies, Paris asks Romeo to lay him next to Juliet. Romeo drags his body inside and gazes at Juliet’s body, reflecting on her lovely appearance. He kisses her, drinks his poison, and dies after a final kiss.

### Death

Friar Lawrence arrives at the tomb after finding out from Romeo’s servant Balthasar that his master entered it and didn’t come out. The friar goes into the tomb alone, where he finds Romeo’s and Paris’ bodies, and shortly afterwards, Juliet stirs and wakes up. She sees him and asks him where Romeo is, knowing she is already here according to the plan. They hear noises outside, and the friar urges her to leave immediately, as a greater power has caused their plan to backfire and reveals Romeo and Paris are dead and in the tomb with her. He begs her to come with him, and he will find her a place as a nun as the watch is coming.

Juliet demands that he get out and refuses to go with him. The friar leaves without her, and she finds a vial on Romeo’s body, seeing that it is poison, but he has drank it all and none left for her. She attempts to kiss him to ingest some poisoned drops from his warm lips, and then she hears the watchmen and Paris’ page enter the tomb. Acting quickly, she finds Romeo’s dagger and fatally stabs herself.

The watchmen find the bodies, and the Prince, Montagues and Capulets are summoned to the scene. Lord and Lady Capulet discover their daughter’s body, and after Friar Lawrence reveals the truth, Montague and Capulet decide to end their feud and honour their children with golden statues.

## Personality/Appearance

Juliet is a beautiful young girl who can be easily attracted by other men, such as Paris and Romeo, who note how her fair elegance brightens her under the full moon. In her early years with the Capulets, she is a naïve young girl who knows very little about love and is obedient to her parents and Nurse's rules. At most times, she would rather keep to herself than be more active, such as not participating in her family's feud and still making a stunning appearance at the Capulet's masquerade party. She is also kind, especially to her Nurse. She is often sympathetic to her nursemaid's fatigue and even praises her with pet names such as "good nurse" and "honey nurse."

After she meets Romeo, she matures into a more independent, strong woman. She loves him immediately and is even the one who has asked to marry by sending him a messenger to bring back his honourable word. Unlike Romeo, who is more obsessive and foolish, Juliet grew unexpectedly into a more mature adult, putting her innocent youth behind her despite barely being 14. She develops inner strength, determined to cast her parents out of her life and be with the man she loves. Juliet even displays bravery and wit when she pretends to avenge Romeo for killing her cousin Tybalt and refuses to accept her family's offer to have her marry Paris. In addition, she even dares to take part in Friar Lawrence's plan to have her reunited with Romeo. For a moment, she thinks of her fate in her choices, such as her about to take the potion, but ends up going along with it as the only way to achieve her goal. She is also passionate when she sees Romeo for the first time and even sensibly speaks her love for him aloud on her balcony. Despite being distraught at the fact that she is in love with her family's opposer and being cautious about it, she eventually gives in to being Romeo's wife and being trustworthy of their secret.

Despite her abrupt maturity, Juliet is impulsive when she doesn't give any thought to her upcoming wedding to Paris, as noted by her father, and the more she loves Romeo, the more rebellious she gets. She constantly has thoughts of suicide when she is unable to be with her husband and when she goes to Friar Lawrence for some counselling to stop her predicament from marrying Paris. Juliet and Romeo have rushed their plans too quickly to get married without them barely knowing each other and prefer to keep it secretive rather than telling their parents the truth.

## Relationships

### Romeo Montague

Juliet’s love interest and later her husband. She immediately falls deeply in love with him after she meets him at her family's annual feast. She is shocked at first when she discovers that he is a Montague, a sworn enemy of her parents, and while standing on her balcony, she laments why he had to be a Montague and wishes he could be someone different. After they exchange their vows of love, Juliet and Romeo arrange to be secretly married and hope their union can bring peace to their families. She loves him so much that she would rather spend the rest of her life with him than be with the Capulets. In fact, after Romeo kills her cousin Tybalt within hours after they are married, Juliet is shocked but knows she must stay loyal to him.

### The Nurse

Juliet's nursemaid and caregiver. Nursed by her as an infant, Juliet looks up to her as a second parent. She also entrusted her to help her marry Romeo and then bring him to her bedchambers to consummate their marriage. But after the Nurse tells Juliet she should forget about Romeo after his banishment, Juliet regrets trusting her and sees her as a disloyal traitor.

### Paris

A nobleman whom the Capulets arranged to marry Juliet. As the play begins, Juliet doesn't seem interested in wanting to be Paris' wife and wouldn't look at him too deeply. After the death of her cousin Tybalt, she is to marry Paris immediately but manages to get out of the plan by drinking a potion that would make her appear dead and placed in the family tomb.

### Lady Capulet

Juliet's mother. She interacts the most with her and someone else she looked up to until her marriage to Romeo.

### Lord Capulet

Juliet's father. Juliet stands up to him for not wanting to wed Paris and is threatened by her father that he will disown her if she refuses.

### Friar Lawrence

The Franciscan monk who helps Romeo and Juliet marry. When she is forced into an unwanted marriage to Paris, Juliet goes to the friar for help and has her participate in a plan he has come up with. She sees him again inside the crypt but refuses to leave with him while the watch is approaching.

## Quotes/Relatable Quotes

> "*My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me; That I must love a loathed enemy.*"
> ― Act 1, Scene 5
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When Juliet learns that Romeo, the boy she kissed at her family’s feast, is the son of her father’s enemy, and she expects that she’s supposed to hate him, too.

> "*O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.*"
> ― Act 2, Scene
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Juliet laments on why Romeo has to be a Montague and related to her father’s enemy. She wants him to give up his family name, and if not, she vows to give up hers as well.

> "*What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.*"
> ― Act 2, Scene 2
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Juliet argues that names are pointless, and a rose by any other name would still be a rose. While Romeo’s family name makes it difficult for him to be together it her, she decides that it doesn’t matter to her.

> "*My bounty is as boundless as the sea; My love as deep; the more I give to thee; The more I have, for both are infinite.*"
> ― Act 2, Scene 2
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Juliet comparing to her love to Romeo as infinite as the ocean water, and she would share her infinite love to Romeo.

> "*Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow; That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”*"
> ― Act 2, Scene 2
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Juliet expressing sorrow that she has to say goodnight to Romeo, but still has solace that they will meet again soon.

> "*Give me my Romeo. And when I shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine, That all the world will be in love with night. And pay no worship to the garish sun.*"
> ― Act 3, Scene 2
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Juliet gets impatient while waiting for Romeo on their wedding night. So much so, they she predicts when she dies, the sky will cut his face into pieces and form a constellation, so the whole world will fall in love with the night at first sight.

> "*O happy dagger, This is thy sheath: there rust, and let me die.*"
> ― Act 5, Scene 3
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Juliet’s last words before she kills herself next to Romeo’s body inside the Capulet tomb.

## References

1. ↑ *Romeo and Juliet,* Act 1, Scene 3
2. ↑ Act 1, Scene 5
3. ↑ Act 2, Scene 2
4. ↑ Act 2, Scene 5
5. ↑ Act 2, Scene 6
6. ↑ Act 3, Scene 2
7. ↑ Act 3, Scene 5
8. ↑ Act 4, Scene 1
9. ↑ Act 4, Scene 2
10. ↑ Act 4, Scene 3
11. ↑ Act 4, Scene 4
12. ↑ Act 5, Scene 1
13. ↑ Act 5, Scene 3