| Romeo Montague | a bright and well bred young man in love with love, until he meets Juliet and becomes an authentic and earnest lover who makes a commitment of eternal devotion |
| Lord Montague | Romeo’s father whose blood feud with the head of Capulets household becomes a threat to the peace of Verona |
| Lady Montague | Lord Montague’s wife and Romeo’s mother who dies from grief over her son’s banishment |
| Mercutio | a true friend to Romeo a cousin of Prince Escalus a young man of brilliance and wit |
| Benvolio | a cousin and loyal friend to Romeo a gentle young man whose good sense cast him in the role of the peacemaker |
| Balthasar | a loyal servant to Romeo |
| Abram | a servant to Lord Montague |
| Friar Laurence | a kindly catholic priest Romeo’s confessor and mentor he alone tries to help the two lovers in their cruel dilemma |
| Juliet Capulet | a young girl of noble breeding whose innocence and goodness flowers into the deep passion of a woman who would die for love |
| Lord Capulet | Juliet’s father an adversary in the feud a sometimes cordial but undisputed hardheaded master of the household |
| Lady Capulet | Lord Capulet’s wife and Juliet’s mother she is eager for marriage of status and security for her daughter |
| The Nurse | Juliet’s nurse a colorful bawdy peasant women who is practical and outspoken |
| Peter | the Nurse’s servant |
| Sampson and Gregory | servant to Lord Capulet |
| Tybalt | a cousin to Juliet a nephew to Lady Capulet a bad tempered young manned expert swordsman |
| Paris | a cousin to prince a young count who wants Juliet to be his wife |
| Prince Escalus | prince and ruler of Verona |
Character List Romeo and Juliet
August 8, 2019