Characters in Romeo and Juliet (1968), and Romeo + Juliet (1996).
List of characters[]
Character | Alliance | Description |
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Romeo Montague | Montagues | A passionate and impulsive young man who falls deeply in love with Juliet Capulet, leading to a series of tragic events. |
Juliet Capulet | Capulets | A young and innocent girl from the Capulet family who falls in love with Romeo Montague, ultimately leading to their untimely demise. |
Character | Alliance | Description |
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Friar Laurence | Neutral | A wise and compassionate Franciscan friar who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet in hopes of ending the feud between their families. |
Mercutio | Neutral | A close friend of Romeo and a kinsman of Prince Escalus. Mercutio is witty, hot-tempered, and enjoys wordplay. His loyalty to his friends leads to his tragic demise. |
Benvolio | Montague | Romeo's cousin and a peace-loving character. Benvolio tries to maintain peace between the feuding families and serves as a confidant to Romeo. |
Nurse | Capulet | Juliet's caretaker and confidant. The Nurse is a humorous and talkative character who supports Juliet's love for Romeo but ultimately advises her to marry Paris. |
Tybalt | Capulet | Juliet's cousin and a skilled swordsman. Tybalt is hotheaded, aggressive, and despises the Montagues. His clash with Romeo results in a chain of tragic events. |
Paris | Capulet | A nobleman and suitor of Juliet. Paris is polite, respectful, and arranged to marry Juliet by her parents. He becomes entangled in the tragic love story. |
Prince Escalus | Neutral | The Prince of Verona and the ruler of the city. Escalus seeks to maintain order and peace, and he is deeply concerned about the ongoing feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. |
Character | Alliance | Description |
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Lord Montague | Montague | Romeo's father and the head of the Montague family. He is deeply concerned about his son's melancholy behavior and the ongoing feud with the Capulets. |
Lady Montague | Montague | Romeo's mother. She plays a minor role in the play and dies of grief shortly after Romeo's exile. |
Lord Capulet | Capulet | Juliet's father and the head of the Capulet family. He is initially supportive of Paris's marriage proposal to Juliet but later becomes enraged by her refusal to marry him. |
Lady Capulet | Capulet | Juliet's mother. She is eager for Juliet to marry Paris and follows her husband's wishes, though their relationship with Juliet is strained. |
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