| Romeo Montague | male main character |
| Juliet Capulet | female main character |
| Friar Lawrence | sympathetic Franciscan friar |
| Mercutio | kinsman of the Prince |
| The Nurse | Juliet’s nurse |
| Tybalt | Juliet’s cousin on her mother’s side |
| Capulet | Patriarch of the Capulet family |
| Lady Capulet | Juliet’s mother |
| Montague | Patriarch of the Montague family |
| Lady Montague | Romeo’s mother |
| Paris | kinsman of the Prince, suitor favored by Capulet family |
| Benvolio | Montague’s nephew, Romeo’s cousin |
| Prince Escalus | Prince of Verona |
| Friar John | Franciscan friar, in charge of delivering message to Romeo but is quarantined and message doesn’t go through |
| Balthasar | Romeo’s dedicated servant |
| Sampson and Gregory | two servants of the house of Capulet |
| Abram | Montague’s servant |
| The Apothecary | apothecary in Mantua (money over morals; poor) |
| Peter | Capulet servant |
| Chorus | group of people who serve as the narrator |
| Rosaline | Romeo’s love interest at the beginning |
| Citizens of Verona, Gentlemen and Gentlewomen of both houses, Maskers, Torchbearers, Pages, Guards, Watchmen, Servants, and Attendants | **maskers- people at masquerade balls**torchbearers- people who carry ceremonial torches**pages- young people who run errands etc |
| Old Man of family Capulet | “ |
| Petruchio | companion of Tybalt |
| Three musicians | “ |
Romeo and Juliet – Character Names
August 21, 2019