Fun facts about William Shakespeare’s timeless love story, Romeo and Juliet
1. Shakespeare makes Juliet a thirteen-year-old girl when she goes to be with Romeo.
We know that Romeo and Juliet is about young love – the ‘pair of star-cross’d lovers’, who belong to rival families in Verona – but what is odd about Shakespeare’s play is how young he makes Juliet. It’s one of the most curious facts about the character of Juliet.