abram
montague servingman
balthasar
romeo’s servingman
tybalt
kinsman to capulets, juliet’s cousin
petruchio
tybalt’s friend, capulet cousin
sampson
capulet servingman
gregory
capulet servingman
peter
capulet servingman
escalus
prince of verona
paris
prince’s kinsman, county
mercutio
prince’s kinsman, romeo’s friend
friar lawrence
religious advisor to romeo and juliet
friar john
religious advisor
apothecary
sells romeo the poison he drinks
act one scene one
montague and capulet fight, prince escalus threatens them with death if they fight again, romeo is very sad
benvolio
romeo’s cousin
act one scene two
count paris talks to lord capulet about marrying juliet, romeo sees guest list the capulet’s party, decides to go because rosaline will be there
act one scene three
lady capulet tells juliet about paris, she says she has never thought of it b