| Escalus | prince of Verona |
| Paris | kinsman of Escalus and seeks to marry Juliet |
| Montague | the father of Romeo and an enemy of Capulet |
| Capulet | father of Juliet and uncle of Tybalt, enemy of Montague |
| Romeo | son of Montague and lover of Juliet |
| Mercutio | friend of Romeo and Benvolio and the cousin of prince Escalus and count Paris |
| Benvolio | Montague’s nephew and Romeo’s cousin. friend of Mercutio |
| Tybalt | lady Capulet’s nephew and Juliet’s cousin. has anger problems and does not like Romeo |
| Friar Laurence | acts like a father to Romeo, gives us foreshadowing |
| Balthasar | Romeo’s servent and trusted friend, brotherly relationship |
| Sampson, Gregory | Capulet servents, start the fight at the beginning of the play with Abram |
| Peter | personal servent of the nurses |
| Abraham | servent of the Montague household, in the beginning of the play he and Balthasar had a fight with Sampson and Gregory |
| An Apothecary | someone who sells people drugs. One sold Romeo the poiosn, poor potion maker of Mantua |
| Three Musicians | appear at Juliet’s wedding and refuse to play a song callled “Heart’s ease” for Peter. They are referred to by the names of Simon Catling, Hugh Rebeck, and James Soundpost.[21] |
| Lady Montague | matriarch of the house of Montague. mother of Romeo and the aunt of Benvolio. |
| Lady Capulet | matriarch of the house of Capulet. mother of Juliet. |
| Juliet | as a younger child was cared for by a nurse. 13 years old and is Romeo’s lover. |
| Nurse to Juliet | like a mom to Juliet, plays a very important role in the play. ships Romeo and Juliet |
| Rosaline | niece of Capulet. Romeo first spots Juliet trying to get a glimpse at this character. Romeo’s first love. |
| Citizens of Verona | these people emerge during the fight at the beginning of the play. |
Romeo and Juliet act 1 characters
September 6, 2019