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.
First Appearance La seconda parte de le novelle del Bandello (1554) by Matteo Bandello — contains “La sfortunata morte di dui infelicissimi amanti…” (the Romeo/Juliet novella, in Part II)
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Appearance List La seconda parte de le novelle del Bandello (1554) by Matteo Bandello — contains “La sfortunata morte di dui infelicissimi amanti…” (the Romeo/Juliet novella, in Part II); The Tragical Historye of Romeus and Iuliet (1562) by Arthur Brooke — English narrative poem; The Tragicall Historie of Romeus and Juliet (1587) by Arthur Brooke (reprint); The second tome of the Palace of pleasure (1567) by William Painter — includes prose tale “Rhomeo and Julietta”; Romeo and Juliet (1597) by William Shakespeare — first printed quarto; Romeo and Juliet (1599) by William Shakespeare; Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (1623) by William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet: a tragedy (1748) stage adaptation by David Garrick; I Capuleti e i Montecchi (1830) by Vincenzo Bellini — opera adaptation; Roméo et Juliette (1839) by Hector Berlioz — symphonie dramatique; Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy (1869; rev. 1870, 1880) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Roméo et Juliette (1867) by Charles Gounod — opera; Romeo and Juliet (1935; world premiere 1938) by Sergei Prokofiev — ballet; Romeo and Juliet (1936) directed by George Cukor — feature film; Romeo and Juliet (1954) directed by Renato Castellani — feature film; West Side Story (1961) by Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise — film adaptation of the Broadway musical; Romeo and Juliet (1968) directed by Franco Zeffirelli — feature film; Romeo & Juliet (1978) directed by Alvin Rakoff — BBC Television.
Sample Read Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [Internet Archive]
Description 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.
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