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| Verona | The town in Venice in which Romeo and Juliet took place. |
| Romeo | Son of Montague who falls in love with Juliet |
| Juliet | Daughter of Capulet who falls in love with Romeo |
| Nurse | Very witty; a friend to Juliet who cared for her when she was small |
| Prince Escalus | The prince of Verona |
| Friar Laurence | A Franciscan who marries the lovers in hopes of making peace with the two warring families |
| Mercutio | A kinsman to the prince & a friend to Romeo |
| Tybalt | A fiery tempered young man who is the nephew of Lady Capulet & cousin to Juliet |
| Capulet | The patriarch of the Capulet family, father of Juliet, husband of Lady Capulet, and enemy, for unexplained reasons, of Montague |
| Lady Capulet | Juliet's mother, Capulet's wife. A woman who herself married young |
| Benvolio | A gentle and peace-loving young man who is nephew to Montague & a friend to Romeo |
| Paris | Kinsman to the prince & a young nobleman who asks for Juliet’s hand in marriage |
| Lord Montague | Head of the family who is at war with the Capulets & father to Romeo |
| Balthasar | Servant to Romeo. He brings Romeo the news of Juliet's death and accompanies him to the churchyard. Romeo entrusts him with a letter to his father and threatens him with death if he does not leave. Balthasar remains in the churchyard but refuses to go near the tomb when discovered by Friar Lawrence. When Romeo is found to be dead, he admits his part in the events and hands Romeo's letter over to the Prince as proof. |
| Lady Montague | Wife to Lord Montague and mother to Romeo |
| Balthasar | A loyal friend and servant to Romeo |
| Abram | A servant of the Montague family |
| Sampson | A servant of the Capulet family |
| Gregory | A servant of the Capulet family |
| Peter | A servant to Juliet’s nurse |
| Chorus | Introduces the play, and sets scene in Acts I and II |
| Friar John | A Franciscan who was entrusted with an important letter to Romeo |
| Apothecary | A poor druggist in Mantua who sells poison to Romeo |
| Page | A servant to Paris |
