E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Cap’ulet.
A noble house in Vero’na, the rival of that of Mon’tague (3 syl.); Juliet is of the former, and Romeo of the latter Lady Capulet is the beauideal 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.)
