1. Romeo & Juliet Cast of Characters

2. Lord Montague Romeo’s dad Married to Lady Montague
Age: ~ 40 – 50 years old (FYI: all the parents look older in the movie)
Middle-to-upper class
Worried about Romeo, but tired of him moping around.

3. Lord Capulet Juliet’s dad Married to Lady Capulet
Age: ~ 40 – 50 years old
Middle-to-upper class
Moody: seems like he’s either really happy or really angry
Has a BAD temper and can be physically violent!

4. Prince Escalus Ruler of Verona…like a mayor with a lot of power.
Is really tired of the feud
Related to Mercutio and Paris

5. Lady Montague Romeo’s mom Married to Lord Montague
Age: ~ 30 – 35 years old
Worried about Romeo
We don’t see a lot of Lord and Lady Montague

6. Lady Capulet
Juliet’s mom, but doesn’t have a close relationship with her
Married to Lord Capulet
Age: ~ 26 years old
Is intent on getting Juliet married
Impatient

7. Romeo Age: ~18 – 20 Is a “serial monogamist” Always in and out of love
Very hasty and impetuous

8. Juliet Age: 13 Hasn’t thought about marriage yet
Beautiful, sweet, and smart!
Very hasty, like Romeo

9. Count(y) Paris Age: ~18 – 20 Just a really good guy, but…
He’s always in the wrong place at the wrong time
Related to the prince

10. Mercutio Romeo’s best friend Very loyal Age: ~18 – 20
Talks A LOT, but…
Everything he says is interesting (smart, witty, punny, silly, naughty)
Doesn’t really care about the feud, but really hates Tybalt

11. Tybalt Juliet’s cousin
Name comes from a children's story: Tybalt is the Prince of Cats
A good duelist (sword fighter), but very pretentious
Quick-tempered
Has a lot of family honor

12. Benvolio Romeo’s cousin Age: ~18 – 20
Is he a good guy or a bad guy? How do we know?
Good friend
Tender-hearted
Wants to help Romeo

13. Nurse
Juliet’s nanny/wet-nurse. Nursed her when she was a baby and loves her a lot
Age: ~25 – 35
Talks A LOT, but unlike like Mercutio…
She’s not smart, so almost everything she says is incorrect or incoherent
She’s very bawdy…embarrassingly so!

14. Friar Laurence Head monk at the abbey in Verona
Is part of the Franciscan order of monks
Romeo’s counselor and friend
The man with the planS
Really good with plants and herbs

15. Nurse’s servant Has an “educational problem”
Peter
Nurse’s servant
Has an “educational problem”

16. Friar John Another Franciscan monk Laurence’s assistant
Because of him, the play becomes a tragedy.

17. Balthasar & Abram Montague servants Balthasar
Romeo’s personal servant.
Along with John, he ruins everything!
Is called Romeo’s “man”

18. Capulet servants Really bawdy
Sampson & Gregory
Capulet servants
Really bawdy

19. Rosaline The girl Romeo loves at the beginning of the play
Age: ~13 – 18
Juliet’s relative
Beautiful…but there’s a “problem” with her, according to Romeo
We never actually see her / has no lines

20. The narrator Only see him twice: for the Act 1 & Act 2 prologues
Chorus
The narrator
Only see him twice: for the Act 1 & Act 2 prologues

21. A cross between… Helps Romeo with a BIG decision
Apothecary
A cross between…
Helps Romeo with a BIG decision