In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet was only 13. Was Shakespeare just a weirdo or was it common for works to have such young protagonists in romantic roles?

by Shawn_666
bananalouise

Here are a couple of past answers I like that bear on this question (from /u/cdesmoulins and /u/Lilac1399 respectively)! I included the second one because of Lady Capulet: "I was your mother much upon these years / That you are now a maid."