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Romeo/Juliet Charact
Description of characters in Romeo and Juliet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. Though impulsive and immature, he is intelligent and wants no part in the Capulet and Montague feud. | Romeo |
| Daughter of the Capulets. A beautiful 13 year old girl. She is naive. She puts all her love and trust into Romeo. | Juliet |
| Juliet's caretaker. She breast-fed Juliet as a baby and has taken care of Juliet her whole life. She is Juliet's confidant and friend until the end when she and Juliet have a disagreement. Her belief in love is physical in direct contrast to Juliet's. | Nurse |
| A Capulet. Juliet's cousin on her mother's side. He is vain, hot tempered, and aggressive. | Tybalt |
| The father of the Capulet family. He wants what he thinks is best for Juliet to marry Paris. He is quick to fly into a rage when he feels he is not being listened to or respected. | Capulet |
| Juliet's mother. She gave birth to Juliet at a young age around 14. She relies on the nurse to raise Juliet and wants Juliet to marry Paris. | Lady Capulet |
| Romeo's father. At the start of the play he is concerned with Romeo's melancholy. | Montague |
| Romeo's mother. She dies of grief after Romeo is banished. | Lady Montague |
| A kinsmen of the Prince. Once Capulet gives him permission to woe Juliet he acts like they are already married. | Paris |
| Montague's nephew, Romeo's cousin. He spends most of the time trying to get Romeo's mind of Rosaline even when he has moved onto Juliet. He is the foil of Tybalt. Compassionate and kind. | Benvolio |
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