Romeo and Juliet:Characters

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Montagues

• Romeo — sole heir to the Montague fortune
• Lord Montague — Romeo’s father
• Lady Montague — Romeo’s mother
• Benvolio — Romeo’s cousin
• Balthasar — Romeo’s faithful servant
• Abraham — Montague servant

Capulets

• Juliet — sole heir to the Capulet fortune
• Lord Capulet — Juliet’s father
• Lady Capulet — Juliet’s mother
• Tybalt — Juliet’s cousin
• The Nurse — Juliet’s faithful Nurse
• Peter — Capulet servant
• Sampson — Capulet servant
• Gregory — Capulet servant

[edit] Peripheral Characters

• Friar Lawrence — friend and advisor to Romeo and Juliet
• Mercutio — Romeo’s best friend; Prince’s kinsman
• Prince Escalus — Prince of Verona; kinsman to Mercutio and Paris
• Paris — Loves Juliet
• Rosaline — Romeo’s first love who never actually appears in the play
• Friar John — Friar Lawrence’s friend
• Apothecary — Romeo’s acquaintance in Mantua