Inside the story
Meet Juliet
Juliet is the not-quite-fourteen-year-old daughter of Capulet, a prominent family in Verona’s bitter feud with the Montagues. Sheltered by her household and facing her parents’ interest in a suitable marriage, she is introduced to Romeo at a family gathering.
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A radiant girl not yet fourteen, delicate and youthful, with fair skin, rosy cheeks and lips, and long flowing hair. She wears the rich gowns of a wealthy Capulet daughter, jewels, and fine fabrics befitting a Renaissance noble household.
