| FOIL CHARACTERS USE: | used to compare the each other and highlight particular qualities and character traits. Must have some similarities in order for the reader to compare them. |
| Rosaline and Juliet (in love with Romeo) | Rosaline: aloof, quiet, sworn off marriage and pleasure of flesh. uninterested with Romeo. Juliet: talkative, interested in Romeo, wants physical relationship. |
| Paris and Romeo (in love with Juliet) | Paris: nobility, have traits the Capulet’s find desirable for marrying their daughter. Follows rules society. Romeo: ignores normal standards and approaches Juliet directly rather than through family. |
| Nurse and Lady Capulet (mother figures to Juliet) | Nurse: strict, loving, warm, encorages J to make own choices.L. Capulet: not close with Juliet, stiff, cool towards Juliet, only caring about how Juliet with make the family look to others. |
| Tybalt and Benvolio (cousins to main character) | Tybalt: prone to act fast/violently if felt dishonoured.Benvolio: tries to soothe tempers, calm, mediator. |
| Romeo and Mercutio (best friends) | Mercutio: witty, outgoing, cynical about love. Romeo: falls in love constantly, keeps to himself more. |
FOIL CHARACTERS IN ROMEO AND JULIET
July 29, 2019