# Juliet — Romeo and Juliet character guide > Juliet in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Lady Juliet, Juliet Ay, Juliet Sweet, Juliet Blister'd, Juliet Yon, Exeunt Juliet **First appearance:** 0005-act-i-scene-iii ## Snapshot A Capulet daughter who answers her family's marriage plans with a quiet, startling resolve, then gives her whole self to a Montague. ## Who they are Juliet is young enough that her mother still counts her years against other Verona brides, and obedient enough to say she'll look at Paris only as her parents wish. Yet on her balcony she speaks with startling authority, demanding honorable intent and offering to lay her fortunes at Romeo's feet, teasing him like a falconer while the Nurse calls her inside. Her willingness to act on love rather than permission turns a household arrangement into a secret alliance that reshapes the play's middle acts. ## Relationships ### [Romeo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/characters/romeo) _romantic_ Star-crossed lovers whose passionate, secret romance defies their feuding families. ### [Nurse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/characters/nurse) _family_ Juliet's devoted nursemaid and confidante, who acts as a surrogate mother and go-between. ### [Friar Laurence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/characters/friar_laurence) _professional_ Friar Laurence acts as Juliet's secret counselor and officiant, devising the risky potion plan. ### [Tybalt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/characters/tybalt) _family_ Tybalt is Juliet's fiery cousin, whose death at Romeo's hand creates a tragic rift. ### [Paris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/characters/paris) _social_ Paris is the noble suitor Juliet's parents want her to marry, but she refuses him. ### [Benvolio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/characters/benvolio) _social_ Benvolio is a Montague cousin who has limited, indirect contact with Juliet. ### [Nurse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/characters/nurse) _family_ Juliet's devoted nursemaid and confidante, who acts as a surrogate mother and go-between. ## In the story ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-i-scene-iii) Juliet is introduced as a nearly fourteen-year-old girl, obedient and reserved, agreeing to look at Paris but not committing her heart beyond her mother's consent. ### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-i-scene-v) Meets Romeo at the feast, exchanges kisses with him, and later discovers he is a Montague. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-ii) Appears at the window, confesses her love, worries about Romeo's safety, and proposes marriage. ### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-v) Impatiently waits for news from Romeo, showing her youthful passion and impulsiveness. ### [Scene VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-vi) Arrives at the cell, expresses her love is too vast to be counted. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-ii) Juliet anxiously awaits night and Romeo, then learns of Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment, experiencing a whirlwind of emotions from love to rage to despair. ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-iii) Juliet is mentioned as weeping and calling for Tybalt and Romeo, deeply distressed by the turn of events. She sends a ring to Romeo as a token of her love. ### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-v) Argues with parents about Paris, seeks Friar Laurence's counsel. ### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-i) Desperate and resolute, she threatens suicide and agrees to the Friar's dangerous plan to remain faithful to Romeo. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-ii) Pretends to repent her disobedience and agrees to marry Paris, but secretly plans to avoid the wedding. ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-iii) Alone in her chamber, Juliet struggles with fear and resolve as she prepares to take the potion. ### [Scene V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-v) Found 'dead' in her bed after drinking the potion. ### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-v-scene-iii) Wakes from the potion, finds Romeo dead, and stabs herself. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/characters/juliet - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/characters