Romeo & Juliet

The woman with whom Romeo is infatuated (in love) at the beginning of the play

• Juliet

• Paris

• Lady Capulet

• Rosaline

Romeo’s dedicated servant, who brings Romeo the news of Juliet’s death

• Mercutio

• Balthasar

• Benvolio

• Tybalt

A kinsman of Mercutio and Paris. As the seat of political power in Verona, he is concerned about maintaining the public peace at all costs.

• Tybalt

• Balthasar

• Escalus

• Benvolio

A Franciscan friar charged with taking the news of Juliet’s false death to Romeo in Mantua. He is held up in a quarantined house

• John

• Lawrence

• Tybalt

• Benvolio

He is a handsome, intelligent, and sensitive person. Though impulsive and immature, his idealism and passion make him an extremely likable character

• Lord Montague

• Romeo

• Mercutio

• Benvolio

She begins the play as a naïve child who has thought little about love and marriage, but she grows up quickly upon falling in love

• Rosaline

• Juliet

• Lady Capulet

• The Nurse

A friend to both Romeo and Juliet. Kind, civic-minded, a proponent of moderation, and always ready with a plan

• Friar John

• Friar Lawrence

• Prince Escalus

• Balthasar

Montague’s nephew, Romeo’s cousin and thoughtful friend

• Balthasar

• Tybalt

• Paris

• Benvolio

A kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet

• Paris

• Romeo

• Tybalt

• Mercutio

She dies of grief after Romeo is exiled from Verona

• Lady Capulet

• Lady Montague

• Juliet

• Rosaline