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Romeo and Juliet Characters (Romeo- The son and heir of Montague and Lady…
Romeo and Juliet Characters
Romeo
- The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. A young man of about sixteen. He lays eyes on Juliet, he falls in love with her
Montague
-Romeo’s father, the patriarch of the Montague clan and bitter enemy of Capulet. At the beginning of the play, he is chiefly concerned about Romeo’s melancholy.
Lady Montague
- Romeo’s mother, Montague’s wife. She dies of grief after Romeo is exiled from Verona.
Mercutio
- A kinsman to the Prince, and Romeo’s close friend.
Benvolio
- Montague’s nephew, Romeo’s cousin and thoughtful friend, he makes a genuine effort to defuse violent scenes in public places, though Mercutio accuses him of having a nasty temper in private.
Abram
- Montague’s servant, who fights with Sampson and Gregory in the first scene of the play.
Balthasar
- Romeo’s dedicated servant, who brings Romeo the news of Juliet’s death, unaware that her death is a ruse.
Juliet
- The daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. A beautiful thirteen-year-old girl, Juliet begins the play as a naïve child who has thought little about love and marriage, but she grows up quickly upon falling in love with Romeo
Capulet
-The patriarch of the Capulet family, father of Juliet, husband of Lady Capulet, and enemy, for unexplained reasons, of Montague.
The Nurse
- Juliet’s nurse, the woman who breast-fed Juliet when she was a baby and has cared for Juliet her entire life.
Lady Capulet
-Juliet’s mother, Capulet’s wife. She is an ineffectual mother, relying on the Nurse for moral and pragmatic support.
Tybalt
- A Capulet, Juliet’s cousin on her mother’s side. Vain, fashionable, supremely aware of courtesy and the lack of it, he becomes aggressive, violent, and quick to draw his sword when he feels his pride has been injured.
Paris
- A kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet.
Sampson & Gregor
y - Two servants of the house of Capulet, who, like their master, hate the Montagues. At the outset of the play, they successfully provoke some Montague men into a fight.
Peter
- A Capulet servant who invites guests to Capulet’s feast and escorts the Nurse to meet with Romeo. He is illiterate, and a bad singer.
Friar Lawrence
- A Franciscan friar, friend to both Romeo and Juliet. Kind, civic-minded, a proponent of moderation, and always ready with a plan
Prince Escalus
- The Prince of Verona. A kinsman of Mercutio and Paris.
Friar John
- A Franciscan friar charged by Friar Lawrence with taking the news of Juliet’s false death to Romeo in Mantua. Friar John is held up in a quarantined house, and the message never reaches Romeo.
The Apothecary
- An apothecary in Mantua. Had he been wealthier, he might have been able to afford to value his morals more than money, and refused to sell poison to Romeo