| lady capulet | juliet’s mother | 
| lord capulet | juliet’s father | 
| juliet | daughter of lord and lady capulet, betrothed to paris | 
| nurse | has taken care of juliet since she was a baby | 
| romeo | lord and lady montague’s son | 
| friar lawrence | the priest, creates the plan for romeo and juliet | 
| mercutio | related to prince, romeo’s best friend | 
| tybalt | a capulet, loves to fight, hates romeo | 
| lord montague | romeo’s father | 
| lady montague | romeo’s mother | 
| paris | who juliet’s family wants her to marry | 
| benvolio | romeo’s cousin and close friend, peacemaker | 
| prince escalus | the “sheriff” of Verona | 
| peter | the servant who can’t read | 
| prolouge | tells what the play will be about | 
romeo and juliet terms – jocelyn zendejas
 September 10, 2019