List of Main Characters

ROMEO: Son of Montague, the lover of Juliet

JULIET: Daughter of Capulet, the lover of Romeo

LADY CAPULET: The wife of Capulet, mother of Juliet, and aunt to Tybalt

CAPULET: The head of the house of Capulet, Juliet’s father

LADY MONTAGUE: The wife of Montague, the mother of Romeo

MONTAGUE: The head of the house of Montague, Romeo’s father

MERCUTIO: A Montague and the quick-witted friend of Romeo, though pledging to neither house

TYBALT: Juliet’s cousin, quick to start a fight, a man searching after honor

PRINCE ESCALUS: Prince of Verona, dedicated to keeping peace in the land

PARIS: Escalus’s kinsman and the suitor of Juliet

FRIAR LAWRENCE: A Catholic friar that schemes to help Romeo and Juliet and bring peace to Verona

NURSE: Juliet’s nurse and confidant since birth

BENVOLIO: Lord Montague’s nephew and Romeo’s cousin; a good-hearted friend

SAMPSON: Capulet’s servant

GREGORY: Capulet’s servant

BALTHASAR: Romeo’s servant

FRIAR JOHN: A friar of the Catholic church and the messenger of Friar Lawrence

ABRAHAM: Montague’s servant

PETER: Capulet’s servant

APOTHECARY: potion maker that sells Romeo the poison