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Romeo and Juliet
Question | Answer |
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romeo | son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague 16 years old rich family |
juliet | daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet beautiful thirteen-year-old comes from a rich family |
friar lawrenc | Franciscan friar, friend to both Romeo and Juliet. secretly marrys romeo and juliet hoping it will resolve the fued Catholic holy man expert in the use of seemingly mystical potions and herbs neutral |
mercutio | kinsman to the Prince, and Romeo's close friend. comic relief!!!!!!!!!! |
the nurse | juliet's nurse, cared for Juliet her entire life breast-fed her |
tybalt | Capulet, Juliet's cousin on her mother's side hates the montagues qick to draw his sword claims to hate peace in A1 S1 |
capulet | patriarch of the Capulet family, father of Juliet wants her to marry paris |
lady capulet | juliet's mother eager to see her marry paris ineffectual mother, relying on the Nurse |
montague | Romeo's father, the patriarch of the Montague clan |
lady montague | romeo's mother dies of grief after Romeo is exiled from Verona. |
paris | kinsman of the Prince, suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet Capulet promised him he can marry Juliet acts like they are already married. |
benvolio | Montague's nephew, Romeo's cousin and thoughtful friend, effort to defuse violent scenes in public places, Mercutio accuses him of being nasty in private. helps Romeo get his mind off Rosaline |
prince escalus | The Prince of Verona. kinsman of Mercutio and Paris. concerned about maintaining the public peace at all costs. neutral |
friar john | 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. neutral |
balthasar | Romeo's dedicated servant, who brings Romeo the news of Juliet's death, unaware that her death is a ruse |
sampson and gregory | Two Capulet servant hate the Montagues. successfully provoke some Montague men into a fight in the begginging of the play |
abraham | Montague's servant, who fights with Sampson and Gregory in the first scene of the play. |
apothecary | apothecary in Mantua. if he were wealthier, he might have valued his morals more than money, and refused to sell poison to Romeo. neutral |
peter | Capulet servant invites guests to Capulet's feast escorts the Nurse to meet with Romeo illiterate, bad singer |
rosaline | breaks romeo's heart in the begging never appears onstage swears to a life of chastity beautiful side: capulet |
Susan | the nurse's daughter, the same age as Juliet with the same birthday she died as an infant |