William Shakespeare's tragic play Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona, Italy, features the eponymous protagonists Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The cast of characters includes members of their respec
Frederic Leighton's 1850s painting depicting Count Paris (right) seeing Juliet apparently dead
Frederic Leighton's 1854 watercolour The Reconciliation of the Montagues and Capulets
Lady Capulet and the Nurse persuade Juliet to marry Paris
Juliet or The Blue Necklace (1898) by John William Waterhouse
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Romeo Montague is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the ri
Characters in Romeo and Juliet
…William Shakespeare's tragic play Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona, Italy, features the eponymous protagonists Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The cast of characters includes members of their respective families and households; Prince Escalus, the city's ruler, and his…
The balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet as depicted by Ford Madox Brown (1869–70).