In Romeo and Juliet, what is the name of Juliet's mother?

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In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet's mother is Lady Capulet.

Lady Capulet is the wife of Lord Capulet and the matriarch of the Capulet household. She discusses marriage with Juliet, initially presenting Count Paris as a suitable match. After Tybalt's death, she urges the Prince to punish Romeo and later supports plans to have Romeo killed in Mantua.

Her relationship with Juliet is more formal and distant than the Nurse's. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Lady Capulet rejects her daughter's appeals and leaves the matter to Lord Capulet. The Nurse, by contrast, has helped raise Juliet and acts as her closest confidante.

“Lady Capulet” is the standard modern name, although Shakespeare's earliest texts do not consistently give her that exact title. Speech headings may identify her as “mother,” “wife,” or “old lady.” That textual detail does not make the quiz answer ambiguous: in ordinary discussion of the play, Juliet's mother is universally known as Lady Capulet. Juliet is nearly fourteen, and Lady Capulet recalls that she herself had become a mother at about the same age.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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