| A | B |
| Tybalt | hot-tempered nephew of the Capulets |
| Laurence | Franciscan Friar who marries Romeo and Juliet |
| John | Franciscan Friar who was supposed to deliver a message to Romeo |
| Romeo | love-sick for Rosaline |
| Juliet | daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet |
| Lady Montague | dies grieving over her son |
| Lady Capulet | woman with a nasty temper |
| Balthasar | a Montague servant |
| Sampson | a Capulet servant |
| Apothecary | sells poison to Romeo |
| Escalus | the Prince of Verona |
| Paris | asks Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage |
| Lord Montague | Romeo's father |
| Lord Capulet | lashes out at Juliet when she refuses to marry Paris |
| Nurse | servant and friend to Juliet |
| Mercutio | Tybalt kills him |
| Benvolio | Romeo's cousin and best friend |
| Verona | Romeo's hometown |
| Mantua | town to which Romeo is banished |
| Rosaline | Romeo's first love |