romeo and juliet characters Flashcards

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romeo

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the son and heir of the Montagues. he is caught in the middle of a violet feud between his family and the Capulets and secretly married Juliet

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juliet

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the daughter of lord and lady Capulet. She is a beautiful 13 year old girl who grows up quickly when she falls in love with Romeo.

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friar lawrence

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he a friend both to romeo and juliet and secretly marries them in hope that the union might eventually bring peace to Verona

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nurse

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Juliet’s personal attendant and confidante. she has a deep affection for juliet and assists in her secret marriage to romeo.

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mercutio

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he is a relative of the Prince and Romeo’s close friend. Lovely, fun, and reckless, he is loyal to romeo and his family. He tells the Queen mab story.

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tybalt

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he is a Capulet and Juliet’s cousin on her mothers side. He is aggressive, vain, and supremely aware of courtesy and the lack of it. He loathes the montagues.

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lord capulet

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he is head of the family, father of juliet, husband of lady capulet and enemy of the Montagues. He is eager for his daughter to marry paris for financial gain and status.

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lady capulet

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she is juliet’s mother and lord capulet’s wife. a women who herself married young, she is eager to see her daughter marry paris, recognizing the profit to be made.

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the apothecary

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the equivalent of a pharmacist, this man illegally sells poison to romeo.

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lord montague

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he is romeos father, head of the family, and a bitter enemy of lord capulet

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lady montague

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she is romeo’s mother who dies of grief when romeo is banished from verona

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chorus

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a narrative voice in the play, this group of actors speaks the prolouge

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prince escalus

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a relative of mercutio and paris and in charge of keeping order in verona. he hates the feud between two families and is the person who exiles romeo

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paris

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he is a relative of the prince and lord and lady’s capulet’s preferred choice as a suitor for juliet. A wealthy and honorable gentlemen, he is killed in the feud

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friar john

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a messenger who is sent to Mantua to tell romeo of friar lawrence’s plan to reunite romeo and juliet after romeo is banished. he is quarantined and never arrives to deliver the message.

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benvolio

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he is montague’s nephew and romeo’s cousin. he is a peacemaker and thoughtful friend to romeo who is trusted because of his honesty

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balthasar

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a friend and servant the the montague family who goes to mantua to deliver the (incorrect) news to romeo that juliet is dead. he is also involved in the brawl in the opening scene.

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abraham

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a servant to the montague family who, with Balthasar, is provoked to a brawl by sampson and gregory, capulet servants, at the start of the play

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peter

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a servant to the capulets, he accompanies the nurse to find romeo and get information about the wedding plans

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sampson

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a capulet servant, he bites his thumb to provoke balthasar and abraham into a fight at the start of the play

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gregory

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a capulet servant, he helps provoke balthasar and abraham into a fight at the start of the play