| Capulet | head of household; at feud with Montagues |
| Lady Capulet | wife of Capulet |
| Juliet | only living daughter of Capulet; in love with Romeo; commits suicide |
| Tybalt | Lady Capulet’s nephew; quick to turn to violence; kills Mercutio in duel; killed by Romeo |
| Sampson | servant for Capulets; bites thumb at Montagues in beginning of play |
| Gregory | Servant for Capulets |
| Nurse | servant and friend to Juliet; taken care of her whole life; like a mother |
| Peter | servant to the Nurse |
| Montague | head of house; in feud with Capulet |
| Lady Montague | wife of Montague |
| Romeo | son of Montague; in love with Juliet; friends with Benvolio and Mercutio; kills Tybalt |
| Benvolio | Montague’s nephew; Romeo’s friend; name means “good will;” tries to discourage fighting |
| Abraham | Montague’s servant |
| Balthasar | Romeo’s servant |
| Prince Escalus | prince of Verona; tries to discourage fighting; issues ultimatum: next fight, those who start it will be killed if not in fight, by him |
| Paris | related to prince; set to marry Juliet; killed by Romeo at entrance to Capulet family vault |
| Mercutio | friend of Romeo; related to prince; killed in duel with Tybalt |
| Friar Laurence | local priest in Verona; marries Juliet and Romeo; gives Juliet potion |
Romeo and Juliet English Exam
September 11, 2019