CHARECTER CARDS Flashcards
Romeo
Romantic/Idealistic
Hot-headed/Impulsive
Romeo is changeable as at the start of the play he declares his love for Rosaline, describing his heart as “heavy as lead”. However, his emotions and feelings soon change when he meets Juliet.
“I have forgot that name and that name’s woe.”
Juliet
Romantic/Decisive
Headstrong/Independent
Juliet is headstrong when she refuses to marry Paris. This shocks her father and causes her father to threaten to disown her if she doesn’t obey him.
“He shall not make me there a joyful bride!”
Tybalt
Aggressive/Arrogant
Warmonger/Conflictive
Tybalt is argumentative when he speaks to any of the Montague family. He fuels the conflict and rift between the two families. When he seeks Romeo for a fight, he is argumentative when Romeo refuses to fight him.
“Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw.”
Lord Capulet
Powerful/Stubborn
Capulet shows his stubbornness as he is shocked by his daughter’s refusal to marry Paris and therefore threatens to disown her for displeasing him.
“I tell thee what: get thee to church a’ Thursday or never after look me in the face.”
Lady Capulet
Timid/Unknowing/Selfish
Throughout the play, Lady Capulet appears to have a very formal relationship with her daughter and never knows what she is doing or who she really is.
“Nurse, where’s my daughter? Call her forth to me.”
Mercutio
Witty/Loyal/Peacekeeper
Mercutio makes fun of Romeo when he declares he feels sick because of the love he has for Rosaline. Mercutio ridicules Romeo’s ‘love’ for Rosaline claiming it is false.
“That dreamers often lie.”
Friar Lawrence
Kind/loving Wise/Religious
As priest of Verona, Friar Laurence is religious. He believes Romeo and Juliet’s marriage will unite them in the eyes of God and therefore put an end to the conflict between the two families
“Till holy church incorporate two in one.”
Nurse
Loving/Caring Wants the best for Juliet
When Romeo is banished and Capulet organises Juliet’s marriage to Paris, the Nurse thinks it would be a good match for Juliet. She is honest with Juliet despite Juliet not wanting to hear it.
“I think you are happy in this second match, for it excels your first.”
