romeo and juliet

mercutio

Romeo's Best Friend--gets killed by Tybalt and is a close relative to the Prince

romeo

Son of Lord and Lady Montague--married to Juliet

juliet

Daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet--married to Romeo

benvolio

Romeo's cousin. Nephew to Lord and Lady Montague

tybalt

Juliet's cousin. Romeo's enemy. Nephew to Lord and Lady Capulet. Killed by Romeo

paris

wants to marry Juliet

nurse

takes care of Juliet--kind of like a mother, but she's not Juliet's REAL mom

peter

servant of the Capulet family. He can't read and is kind of dumb

prince

very close relative of Mercutio. the person in charge of Verona

lord capulet

Juliet's father--enemy to the Montague family

lord montague

Romeo's father--enemy to the Capulet family

friar lawrence

agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because he thinks it will bring peace to their families

rosaline

the girl Romeo loves at the start of the play--she does not love Romeo back

verona

the city where the play takes place

lady capulet

Juliet's mother--enemy to the Montague family

lady montague

Romeo's mother--enemy to the Capulet family