| A | B |
|---|
| Escalus | prince of Verona |
| Paris | a young nobleman, related to the prince |
| Montague | father to Romeo |
| Lady Montague | mother to Romeo |
| Romeo | husband to Juliet |
| Mercutio | Romeo's friend and relative of the prince |
| Benvolio | Romeo's cousin and friend |
| Tybalt | Lady Capulet's nephew |
| Friar Laurence | priest who marries Romeo and Juliet |
| Friar John | priest who tries to deliver a message to Romeo in Mantua |
| Lady Capulet | Juliet's mother |
| Juliet | Capulet's daughter, wife of Romeo |
| Nurse | Juliet's friend |
| Verona, Italy | city where the play takes place |
| Mantua | city where Romeo is exiled |
| dramatic irony | where the audience and some of the characters know what is going on in the play |
| foreshadowing | a hint of things to come |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things |
| simile | a comparison using "like" or "as" |
| personification | an inanimate object is given human qualities |
| imagery | words that paint a mental picture |
| oxymoron | opposites places next to each other to create an effect |
| masquerade party | where Romeo and Juliet first meet |
| Capulet tomb | Act V iii takes place here |
