Romeo & Juliet Characters
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- Romeo
- Montague's son, in love with Juliet
- Juliet
- Capulet's daughter, in love with Romeo
- Montague
- Lord of Montague household, prominent in Verona, enemy of Capulets
- Lady Montague
- Lord Montague's wife, Romeo's mother
- Capulet
- Lord of Capulet household, prominent in Verona, enemy of Montagues.
- Capulets
- prominent family, fighting for years with the Montagues.
- Montagues
- prominent family, fighting for years with the Montagues.
- Benvolio
- Romeo's cousin and friend, Montague's nephew, honest & trustworthy; tries to protect Romeo; tries to avoid fighting
- Mercutio
- relative of the Prince, Romeo's close friend, funny, impulsive, crude
- Tybalt
- Lady Capulet's nephew and Juliet's first cousin; hot-head, likes to fight
- Abram
- Montague's servant
- Lady Capulet
- Lord Capulet's wife, Juliet's mother
- Nurse
- Juliet's maid/nurse; caregiver from Juliet's childhood; loud, obnoxious, at times perverse
- Balthasar
- Romeo's servant and friend
- Paris
- The Prince's nephew; wants to marry Juliet
- Paris' page
- Paris' servant
- Sampson
- Capulet's servant
- Gregory
- Capulet's servant
- Friar Lawrence
- Romeo and Juliet's spiritual advisor; trusted by both families
- Peter
- Capulet's family servant; works for the nurse; used for comic relief as a short
- Friar John
- A friar that was supposed to deliver Romeo the letter, letting him know that Juliet was merely sleeping.
- Apothecary
- His job is similar to a pharmacist; gives Romeo deadly poison
- Prince Escalus
- Rules Verona, tired of the fighting; tries to keep peace