Who’s Who In

Romeo

• emotional• passionate• IMPULSIVE

Houseof

Montegue

HisTragic Flaw:

impulsivity

Lord Montegue

• wealthy and powerful

• genuinely concerned

about Romeo

• Romeo’s father

Lady Montegue• Romeo’s mother

• fragile

• concerned about her son

Benvolio• Close friend

and cousin of Romeo

• More even-temper – not as hot-headed

House of Montegue

Mercutio

• Romeo’s close friend

• loves sexual double

entendres

• hot-headed

Friar Laurence • Cares deeply for

Romeo

• Wants the feud to end

• Knows aboutHerbs and potions

• Always has a plan

Juliet

• innocent

• naïve

• House of Capulet

• dependent on others

NurseJuliet’s “nanny”

She loves Juliet

She wants Juliet to be happy

Very talkative

Serves ascomic relief House of Capulet

Capulet

• Juliet’s father • wealthy & powerful

• wants Juliet to “marry well”

Lady Capulet• “absentee mother”

to Juliet

• relies on the Nurse

• wants Juliet to marry Paris

• married young herself

• does not consider what

Juliet might want

Paris• Relative of

Prince Escalus

• Most eligible bachelor in

Verona

• Juliet’s father arranged their

marriage

• cocky & presumptuous

Tybalt

• Juliet’s cousin

• arrogant and aggressive

• violent, quick to draw

• hates the Montegues

House of Capulet

Prince Escalus• wants order in

Verona

• desires peace at all costs

• firm and serious