| A | B |
| Escalus | Prince of Verona |
| Paris | A young count who is to marry Juliet |
| Lord Montague | Lord of the Montague household |
| Lord Capulet | Lord of the Capulet household |
| Romeo | Montague's son |
| Mercutio | Romeo's friend |
| Benvolio | Romeo's cousin |
| Tybalt | Juliet's hot-headed cousin |
| Friar Lawrence | The friar who wed Romeo and Juliet |
| Friar John | Another friar who attempts to deliver a message |
| Balthasar | Romeo's servant |
| Peter | The servant of Juliet's nurse |
| Lady Montague | Lady of the Montague household |
| Lady Capulet | Lady of the Capulet household |
| Juliet | Capulet's daughter |
| Nurse | Juliet's nurse |