1. The Capulets and The Montagues
Let’s pick sides!

2. “Two households, both alike in dignity”
Capulets:
Lord Capulet – wealthy nobleman, quick- tempered
Lady Capulet – his wife, vengeful, cold and distant to daughter
Montagues
Lord Montague – wealthy nobleman, doesn’t appear much
Lady Montague – his wife, only says one line

3. Capulets
Juliet – daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet, she is 13 years old
Tybalt – Lady Capulet’s nephew, Juliet’s cousin, very violent and hot-tempered
Nurse – Servant who has cared for Juliet since infancy, she loves to talk and reminisce
Peter – The Nurse’s servant, very immature
Sampson – Servant
Gregory – Servant
Old Man – Elderly relative of the family

4. Montagues Romeo – son of Lord and Lady Montague, he is about 16
Benvolio – Lord Montague’s nephew, Romeo’s cousin and friend, calm, courteous, and gentle
Balthasar – Romeo’s servant
Abram – a servant
Mercutio – relative of the Prince and suitor to Juliet, rude, talkative, quick-tempered, and teases Romeo

5. The other important characters
Friar Lawrence – A Franciscan Friar, friend of both Romeo and Juliet
Prince Escalus – Prince of Verona, concerned about maintaining the peace at all costs
Friar John – Another Franciscan Friar, works under Friar Lawrence
The Apothecary – He sells different kinds of medicines to different kinds of people.
Paris – Relative of the Prince who is courting Juliet, polite and handsome

6. Family Crests
Family Crests, or Coats of Arms, date to the early Middle Ages because armor was making it difficult to tell people apart.
They decided to paint something on their honor to help with this
They were important in battle, but also worked kind of like team uniforms in tournaments
Over time, shield emblem designs became enduring symbols of their owners, and of their owners’ families

7. It started to become fashionable to have a ‘coat of arms’, so people hired artists to design them
They started putting them on tunics, saddle blankets, banners, tapestries, sculptures, architectural features, signs, advertisements, coins, jewelry, and stamps.
It became a thing for every one to do, not just soldiers
It also helped people recognize each other’s marks when few people could read or write.

8. We are going to design our own coat of arms!
A quote that represents you
A picture of you
Five things you enjoy to do
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