| Sampson and Gregory | 2 servents of Capulet, like masters, hate Montagues, provoke Montague men to fight |
| Abram | Montague’s servant, fights Sampson and Gregory |
| Balthasar | Romeo’s dedicated servant, fights Sampson and Gregory, brings Romeo of Juliet’s death |
| Benvolio | Montague’s nephew, Romeo’s cousin, tries to get Romeo to stop thinking about Rosoline |
| Tybalt | Capulet, Juliet’s cousin on mother’s side, easily offended and quick to draw sword, tries to get Romeo kicked out of party |
| Capulet | Patriarch of Capulet family, father of Juliet, loves Juliet but not strongly acquainted with her feelings, wants her to marry Paris |
| Lady Capulet | Juliet’s mom, Capulet’s wife, marries young (about 14), wants Juliet to marry Paris, has nurse raise her daughter |
| Montague | Romeo’s dad, patriarch of Montages, in the beginning concerned about Romeo’s sadness |
| Lady Montague | Romeo’s mother, dies of grief after Romeo kills himself |
| Prince Escalus | Prince of Verona, related to Mercurio and Paris, wants to maintain public peace |
| Romeo | Montague, lives in fighting between his family and the Capulet’s, falls in love with Rosoline and Juliet, friends with Benvolio, Mercutio, and Frair Lawrence |
| Nurse | Juliet’s nurse, profane sense of humor, until end, keeps Juliet’s secret about Romeo, does not understand why Juliet would sacrifice herself for love |
| Juliet | Capulet, falls in love with Romeo, closest friend is the nurse |
| The chorus | Single character who, as developed in Greek drama, functions as a narrator offering commentary on the play’s plot and themes |
| Paris | Capulet, related to the prince, suitor of Juliet |
| Peter | Capulet servant, invites guests to Capulet’s feast, escorts the Nurse to meet with Romeo, illiterate, and a bad singer |
| Apothecary | In, Mantua, refused to sell poison to Romeo |
| Frair John | A Franciscan friar charged by Friar Lawrence with taking the news of Juliet’s false death to Romeo in Mantua. Friar John is held up in a quarantined house, and the message never reaches Romeo. |
| Mercutio | Romeo’s friend, uses lots of word play, finds Romeo’s views of love tiresome |
| Frair Lawrence | Franciscan Frair, Secretly marries Romeo and Juliet in hopes on making peace between the two families, master of herbs and options |
Romeo and Juliet Character List
September 7, 2019