Romeo Montague
The son and heir of Lord Montague and Lady Montague. Male Romantic Lead.
Juliet Capulet
The daughter of Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet. Female Romantic Lead.
Friar Laurence
He secretly marries Romeo and Juliet in hopes that the union will bring peace to Verona.
Nurse
Juliet's faithful confidante and caregiver. She helped raise Juliet.
Mercutio
A cousin to the Prince, and Romeo's close friend.
Tybalt
A Capulet, Juliet's cousin on her mother's side. Hot-headed. He loathes Montagues.
Lord Montague
Romeo's father, the patriarch of the Montague clan and bitter enemy of Capulet.
Lady Montague
Romeo's mother, Lord Montague's wife.
Lord Capulet
Juliet' father, The patriarch of the Capulet family, and enemy, for unexplained reasons, of Montague.
Lady Capulet
Juliet's mother, Capulet's wife. She is eager to see her daughter marry Paris.
Benvolio
Montague's nephew, Romeo's cousin and thoughtful friend, he makes a genuine effort to defuse violent scenes in public places.
Friar John
A Franciscan friar tasked by Friar Lawrence with taking the news of Juliet's false death to Romeo in Mantua.
Balthasar
Romeo's dedicated servant.
The Apothecary
a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs. He sells poison in Mantua.
Paris
A cousin of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Lord Capulet. Lord Capulet promises he can marry Juliet.
Prince Escalus
The Prince of Verona. A kinsman of Mercutio and Paris. He is concerned about maintaining the public peace at all costs
Prologue
occurs at the beginning of the play and is used to inform the audience that the lovers from feuding families will die
Theme
A message or general truth that we can learn from