What color is Juliet in shakespeares play?

Answer 1

The play doesn't make any special mention of Juliet's color. The essence of the story is that the lovers, Romeo (a Montague) and Juliet (a Capulet), belong to different families that have long been locked in feud over an ancient grudge.

The scenes are set in Italy. Their families are Italian, so both Romeo and Juliet would have Mediterranean skin coloring.

Romeo describes Juliet in various terms:

* She's fair -Act 1, Scene I

* A snowy dove trooping with crows -Act 1, Scene V

* Fair sun! -Act II, Scene II These words by Romeo are considered to be expressions of loving endearment, rather than being any noteworthy indication of the color of her skin.

In another of Shakespeare's plays, 'Othello', Othello is described as being black. He is a moor from Africa, and much is made of his racial origin in the play. But in 'Romeo and Juliet' the focus throughout is on the enmity between two fellow-Italian families, which is also typical of what happens between many families in other parts of the world, regardless of their nationality or ethnic backgrounds. As the tale unfolds we see the needless strife and tragedy that such family-feuds can cause for future generations.

So Juliet's color would be ... Mediterranean, a light tan, maybe also described as olive.