# Juliet — Measure for Measure character guide

> Juliet in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Madam Juliet, Juliet Mutually

**First appearance:** 0009-act-ii-scene-iii

## Who they are

Claudio's beloved, pregnant with his child, for which he is sentenced to death.

## In the story

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/measure_for_measure_se/chapters/act-i-scene-ii)

Present with Claudio as he is taken to prison, identified as the woman he impregnated.

### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/measure_for_measure_se/chapters/act-i-scene-iv)

Juliet is identified as Claudio's lover, who is pregnant with his child.

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/measure_for_measure_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-iii)

She is pregnant and repentant, confessing her sin to the Duke and expressing sorrow for Claudio's fate.

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