Romeo's exact age is not explicitly stated in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet , but he is generally understood to be a teenager, commonly around 16 to 18 years old. Shakespeare's original story assigns Romeo the age of 16, while Juliet is about 13 years old
. Many interpretations and scholarly discussions suggest Romeo is about 17 years old, which fits his impulsive and passionate behavior in the play
. The way other characters refer to him as "young Romeo" and "boy" also supports the idea that he is a youth, not an adult
. In summary, Romeo is typically portrayed as a young man in his late teens, roughly 16 to 18 years old, slightly older than Juliet but still very much a youth
