Capulet

[ kap-yuh-let, -lit ]

noun

1. (in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ) the family name of Juliet. Compare Montague ( def 1 ).

Example Sentences

In the first scene in Romeo and Juliet, in which we meet the nurse (and Juliet), Lady Capulet asks how old Juliet is.

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No house, it is asserted, in Verona to-day can be declared with certainty as the house of a Montague or a Capulet.

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Friendly members of Capulet faction rescued his legs, otherwise these members must have suffered.

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The scene was the hall of Capulet's house, and Romeo in his pilgrim's dress had entered with Mercutio and his other friends.

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“Mademoiselle Juliet Capulet,” he proclaimed with the grand air, and then retired behind his hand, smiling broadly.

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The large scarlet capulet comes next, and one of the women dons it to show the effect.

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