Capulet

[kap-yuh-let, -lit]

noun

1. (in Shakespeare'sRomeo and Juliet ) the family name of Juliet.

Example Sentences

Shakespeare's classic story has been told many times before, of two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose families are embroiled in a bitter feud.

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Set to a score by Matty Mattsson, the work offers an alternative take on “Romeo and Juliet,” exploring an affair between Lady Capulet and Tybalt.

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She makes us grateful that the Capulet daughter is getting another crack at life.

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Wilson said she was interested in playing Juliet's mother, Lady Capulet, as it was a chance to play against type.

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It’s easy to accept Sola Fadiran as both Capulet and Lady Capulet, as the two figures blend into Juliet’s composite parent.

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When To Use

What does Capulet mean?

Capulet is the family name of the character Juliet from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet.Juliet is the daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. The house of Capulet is in a bitter feud with the house of Montague for reasons never revealed in the play. Other characters on the side of the Capulets include Lady Capulet’s nephew Tybalt, Juliet’s unnamed nurse, and the servants Sampson and Gregory.In the play, Romeo falls in love with Juliet Capulet at first sight. Because of the feud, they meet in secret and eventually secretly get married. Later, Romeo is exiled from the city after killing Juliet’s cousin Tybalt out of revenge for Tybalt’s accidental killing of Mercutio.Hearing of Romeo’s exile, Juliet devises a plan in which she fakes her own death so that she can meet Romeo in the Capulet family tomb. However, Romeo believes Juliet to actually be dead and kills himself with poison to join her in the afterlife. Upon discovering that Romeo is dead, Juliet stabs herself to death. The deaths of their children cause Lord Montague and Lord Capulet to end their feud.