| A | B | 
| Juliet | Romeo's Capulet love interest | 
| Romeo | the most important Montague in the play | 
| Lord Capulet | Hosts a masquerade party; Juliet's father | 
| Lady Capulet | Wants Juliet to marry Paris; Juliet's mother | 
| Tybalt | Juliet's cousin who loves to fight Montagues | 
| Count Paris | Wants to marry Juliet; Lord Capulet gives consent to his wish | 
| Prince Escalus | Prince of Verona | 
| Lord Montague | Romeo's father | 
| Lady Montague | Romeo's mother | 
| Benvolio | Romeo's nice cousin | 
| Nurse | Juliet's servant and care-giver | 
| Friar Lawrence | marries Romeo and Juliet; gives Juliet a potion | 
| Sampson | a Capulet servant in Act 1, Scene 1 | 
| Gregory | a Capulet servant in Act 1, Scene 1 | 
| Abram | a Montague servant in Act 1, Scene 1 | 
| Balthazar | Romeo's servant | 
| Friar John | Tried to take a letter to Romeo from Friar Lawrence | 
| Rosaline | She rejects Romeo's love |