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| Verona | The town in Italy in which Romeo and Juliet took place. |
| Romeo | A Montague who falls in love with a young girl named Juliet and proceeds to marry her. He is a tragic character. He is characterized as hasty. |
| Juliet | A Capulet who falls in love with Romeo. She believes marriage should be for love. |
| Nurse | She cared for Juliet during childhood. She wants Juliet to be happy and is a mother figure to Juliet. |
| Prince Escalus | Prince of Verona who wants to end the family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues |
| Friar Laurence | Franciscan monk, friend to both Romeo and Juliet |
| Mercutio | A kinsman to the Prince and Romeo's close friend |
| Tybalt | Juliet's cousin who hates the Montagues and sends a challenging letter to Romeo |
| Capulet | Father of Juiet who insists that Juliet marry Paris |
| Lady Capulet | Juliet's mother who encourages Juliet to marry Paris |
| Benvolio | Cousin to Romeo who suggests that Romeo who advises him to forget Rosaline. He often tries to stop the fighting between the Capulets and the Montagues. |
| Paris | Kinsman to the Prince who wishes to marry Juliet |
| Lord Montague | Romeo's father - worries about his son's depression |
| Balthasar | Servant to Romeo who brings him news of Juliet's "death" |
| Friar John | The messenger sent by Friar Laurence to tell Romeo of the plan to save Juliet from her marriage to Paris - unsuccessful in delivering the message |
