| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | Capulet A noble house in Verona, the rival of that of Montague (3 syl.); Juliet is of the former, and Romeo of the latter. Lady Capulet is the beau-ideal of a proud Italian matron of the fifteenth century. The expression so familiar, "the tomb of all the Capulets," is from Burke. (Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Wikipedic | The Capulets were a fictional Ghibelline family of Verona at mortal feud with the fictional family, the Montagues in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. (references) | ||
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