ROMEO JULIET CHARACTER STUDY GUIDE ROMEO The male

ROMEO & JULIET CHARACTER STUDY GUIDE

ROMEO ➤ The male protagonist of the play ➤ Boyfriend/Husband of Juliet ➤ He is a Montague ➤ Kills Tybalt for killing Mercutio ➤ Kills Paris in a fight in Juliet’s tomb ➤ Dies at the end of the play in Juliet’s tomb

JULIET ➤ The female protagonist of the play ➤ Girlfriend/Wife of Romeo ➤ She is a Capulet ➤ Dies at the end of the play

BENVOLIO ➤ He is a Montague ➤ Romeo’s cousin ➤ Tries to prevent violence between the feuding families ➤ Best friends with Romeo and Mercutio

TYBALT ➤ He is a Capulet ➤ Juliet’s cousin ➤ Very short tempered ➤ Kills Mercutio in a fight and is killed by Romeo in revenge

PARIS ➤ Prince Escalus’ cousin ➤ Wishes to marry Juliet ➤ Killed by Romeo at the end of the play ➤ Supports the Capulets

MERCUTIO ➤ Prince Escalus’ cousin ➤ Friends with Romeo and Benvolio ➤ He is a jokester ➤ Supports the Montagues ➤ Killed by Tybalt in a fight ➤ His death provokes Romeo to kill Tybalt

BALTHASAR ➤ Romeo’s servant ➤ Gives Romeo news that Juliet is dead ➤ Accompanies Romeo to Juliet’s tomb ➤ Gives Romeo’s letter to Prince Escalus

NURSE ➤ Juliet’s nanny ➤ Juliet trusts her and relies on her for advice ➤ She has knowledge about Romeo and Juliet’s romance

FRIAR LAWRENCE ➤ A friar who is Romeo’s mentor ➤ He marries Romeo and Juliet, hoping that it will help solve the conflict between the two families ➤ He has knowledge in plants and medicine which he uses to create a potion to help Juliet fake her death

FRIAR JOHN ➤ Assistant to Friar Lawrence ➤ Was tasked to deliver Friar Lawrence’s letter to Romeo, but he fails to deliver it

ROSALINE ➤ Juliet’s cousin ➤ Romeo’s original love interest, but she rejected him ➤ Romeo goes to a party to see her, but he sees Juliet and he falls in love with her

PRINCE ESCALUS ➤ The ruler of Verona ➤ Tries to stop the feuding families ➤ Punishes the families for their fights ➤ Banishes Romeo from Verona for killing Tybalt

LORD CAPULET ➤ Juliet’s father ➤ Believes it is the best for Juliet to marry Paris ➤ He believes that he knows what is best for Juliet ➤ Becomes furious when Juliet refuses to marry Paris and threatens to disown her ➤ Is enemies with Lord Montague

LADY CAPULET ➤ Juliet’s mother ➤ Persuades Juliet to marry Paris ➤ Becomes angry at Juliet for refusing to marrying Paris

LORD MONTAGUE ➤ Romeo’s father ➤ Cares about Romeo ➤ Is enemies with Lord Capulet

LADY MONTAGUE ➤ Romeo’s mother ➤ Cares for Romeo ➤ Dies at the end of the play due to grief from Romeo’s banishment

VERONA ➤ The main setting for the play ➤ It is a city in Italy ➤ Prince Escalus is the ruler there

MANTUA ➤ A city in Italy ➤ Romeo goes there after being banished from Verona