Team Montague Characters close to Romeo Romeo Montague 16 years old Only son of Lord and Lady Montague Peaceful Not interested in the feud between the Montagues and Capulets Hopeless romantic in love with Rosaline and Juliet throughout the play ID: 565498
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Romeo and Juliet Characters Slide2
Team Montague
Characters close to RomeoSlide3
Romeo Montague
16 years old
Only son of Lord and Lady Montague
Peaceful: Not interested in the feud between the
Montagues
and Capulets Hopeless romantic: in love with Rosaline and Juliet throughout the playSlide4
Lady Montague
Mother of Romeo
Wife of Lord Montague
Emotional: dies of grief after the death of a character Slide5
Lord Montague
(Referenced as Montague)
Father of Romeo
Husband
of Lady MontagueLeader of all Montagues Concerned: worried about Romeo’s sadness Slide6
Balthasar
Romeo’s servant Slide7
Abram
Servant to the Montague family
Violent: Fights Capulet servants at the beginning of the playSlide8
Benvolio
Romeo’s cousin
Tries to convince Romeo to move on from his love of Rosaline
Loyal: Defends Romeo in his times of need
Non-violent: activist for peace between the Montague and Capulet families Slide9
Mercutio
Romeo’s best friend
Funny: makes inappropriate jokes with puns and wordplay
Spiteful: hates the
Capulets
; he fights and makes fun of themUnromantic: doesn’t understand why Romeo is concerned with
the romantic side of love
instead of physical acts Slide10
Team Capulet
Characters close to JulietSlide11
Juliet Capulet
13 years old
Only daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet, but mostly cared for by The Nurse
Obedient: at the beginning of the play she listens to what her parents tell her to do
Naïve
: believes everything that Romeo tells her and blindly goes along with Friar Laurence’s planSlide12
Lord Capulet
(Referenced as Capulet)
Father of Juliet
Husband
of Lady CapuletLeader of all CapuletsConfused: doesn’t understand the emotions of Juliet or why she doesn’t want to marry Paris
Impatient: demands others respect him, and is furious when something doesn’t go his waySlide13
Lady Capulet
Juliet’s Mother
Became a wife and mother around the age of 14
Impatient: pushes for Juliet to marry Paris
Unemotional: relies on The Nurse to care for JulietSlide14
The Nurse
The mother figure for Juliet who served as a type of nanny for her
Entertaining: makes vulgar jokes and long speeches at inappropriate times
Trustworthy: Juliet’s confidant
Worried: concerned about Juliet’s rushed love for Romeo, her concerns lead to a strain on her relationship with JulietSlide15
Gregory and Sampson
Servants to the Capulet family
Begin a fight at the beginning of the play by insulting Montague servants
Immature: don’t know what they are fighting over, just that they like to instigate a fights with the
Capulets
Slide16
Tybalt
Juliet’s cousin
Hateful: loathes the
Montagues
and is eager to fight Romeo at a formal event as well as in public
areasArrogant: proud of his sword fighting skills and ready to use them on anyone who disrespects himSlide17
Other Important PlayersSlide18
Prince
Prince of Verona
Threatens death to a Capulet or Montague who fights in the public streets
Political: set on keeping the peace between the
Capulets
and Montagues after citizens begin to complainSlide19
Paris
The suitor who Lord and Lady Capulet want choose for Juliet to marry
Bold: once he is “engaged” to Juliet, he begins to act possessive over her
Apathetic: not very romantic when it comes to his relationship with Juliet Slide20
Rosaline
The girl who Romeo is in love with at the beginning of the play
Romeo and Rosaline would have never been together because she has decided to live a life of chastity Slide21
The Apothecary
Like a pharmacist
Selfish
: cares more about money than moralsSlide22
Friar Lawrence
Marries Romeo and Juliet in secret
Kind: friend and advisor to Romeo
Sympathetic: has good intentions and hopes
this marriage
will ultimately end the feud between the Montagues and Capulets
Slide23
Friar John
A friend of Friar Lawrence
Friar Lawrence sends him an errand to bring a message from Verona to Mantua