| A | B |
|---|
| Mercutio | devastating wit. Has fun with Romeo's misery. |
| Benvolio | Romeo's companion who attempts to soften Mercutio's jests. |
| Tybalt | hottest temper of all the characters. Killed by Romeo |
| Friar Laurence | Tries to bring peace to Verona and tries to help Romeo and Juliet |
| Friar John | sent to Mantua by Friar Laurence to deliver a letter to Romeo |
| Romeo | Son of Montague. "love sick" child |
| Lady Montague | dies grieving for her son. |
| Balthasar | Servant to Romeo |
| Sampson and Gregory | Servants to Capulet. Dimwits who open the play |
| Apothecary | sells poison to Romeo |
