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Lady Montague: character portrait from Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)

A character in Romeo and Juliet

Lady Montague

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare1597

Montague's wife and Romeo's mother, who dies of grief over her son's banishment before the play's end.

Also known as: wife to Montague

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Meet Lady Montague

Lady Montague is the wife of Lord Montague and the mother of Romeo. At the outset, she belongs to the Montague household, one of the two families locked in a long-running feud in Verona, and is concerned for her son's welfare.

On the page

A gracious noblewoman of mature years with a gentle, careworn face, dressed in the dignified gown and headdress of the lady of the Montague household.

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