,ROMEO AND JULIET
CHARACTERS
Capulet House Montague House
Lord Capulet Lord Montague
- Patriarch of the House of Capulet - Patriarch of the House of Montague
- Hates Montagues - Hates Capulets
- aging, commanding, stubborn, lives for Juliet, angry
when disobeyed, accepting, protective father Lady Montague ( died from heartbreak )
- Montague’s wife
Lady Capulet - Romeo’s mother
- Capulet’s wife - Has a sensitive heart
- Juliet’s mother
- Doesn’t connect with her daughter Romeo ( poison )
- vengeful, disbelieving, seeks justice - Montague’s son
- More prone to melodramatic romanticism
Juliet ( stabbed herself ) - Falls in love with Juliet
- Capulet’s daughter - stubborn, sensitive, sensible, ability to murder,
- More prone to practical romanticism worships Juliet, willing to make sacrifices, desires
- Falls in love with Romeo peace, vengeful, insightful
- wealthy, torn, rebellious, wary, devastated, recognises - Loved idea of Rosaline ( Juliet’s cousin ) at first
futility, disappointed, unprepared for marriage
Mercutio ( stabbed by Tybalt )
Tybalt ( stabbed by Romeo ) - Cousin of Escalus
- Juliet’s cousin - Romeo’s best friend
- Obnoxious and hot-headed - reckless, chatty, argumentative, slightly unhinged,
- provocative, honourable, unforgiving, vengeful, playful, offended, bitter, loud and confident
passionately hate-filled, paranoid
Benvolio
The Nurse - Romeo’s cousin
- Juliet’s old nurse - thoughtful, cautious, even-tempered, peace-keeper,
- Cheerful and blunt wise, insightful, honest, sensible, confident in his
- approving of Paris, protective, teasing, defensive of influence
Juliet, betraying, loving, accepting of Romeo
Balthazar
Count Paris ( stabbed by Romeo - duel ) - Romeo’s servant
- Cousin of Escalus - Delivered messages ( Juliet’s ‘death’ )
- Engaged to Juliet
- Bland and inoffensive Abraham
- suspicious, honourable - Montague’s servant
- Had a thumb bit at him
Sampson and Gregory
- Servants of Capulets Friar Lawrence
- Bit their thumbs in marketplace - Romeo’s confessor
- Horticultural expert with many plans
Peter - protective, wise, concerned, well-meaning, cunning,
- Nurses servant resourceful, frustrated
, Others
Escalus Chorus
- Prince of Verona - Tells you what is going to happen in the play
- Tired of the feud between the Montagues and before it starts
Capulets
Friar John
Musicians - Colleague of Friar Laurence
- Play music - Can’t deliver message about plan
- Names are Simon Catling, Hugh Rebeck, James
Soundpost
GREAT CHAIN OF BEING ( ELIZABETHAN TIMES )
1. God
2. Angels
3. Royalty
4. Commoners
5. Animals
6. Plants
7. Non-Living Things
- Woman always came 2nd to men ( patriarchal )
THEMES (NB)
Forcefulness of Love
The love between Romeo and Juliet causes them to defy their entire social world such as families ( family
feud ), friends ( Romeo abandons Mercutio and Benvolio to see Juliet ) and Ruler ( Romeo returns after
being banished to see Juliet. Romeo and Juliet’s love portrays the chaos and passion of being involve by
combining images of love, violence, death, religion and family that ends in tragedy.
Love as Cause of Violence
The theme of death and violence are always connected to passion ( hate or love ). The double sucidie is the
greatest expression of love that the two could ever make as their love was so profound they were willing
to end their lives in its defense.
The Individual Versus Society
The two battle against the social institutions of their times such as their family fight, along with getting
married and keeping to that promise in secret and even when Romeo was banished he was faced against
the law.
CHARACTERS
Capulet House Montague House
Lord Capulet Lord Montague
- Patriarch of the House of Capulet - Patriarch of the House of Montague
- Hates Montagues - Hates Capulets
- aging, commanding, stubborn, lives for Juliet, angry
when disobeyed, accepting, protective father Lady Montague ( died from heartbreak )
- Montague’s wife
Lady Capulet - Romeo’s mother
- Capulet’s wife - Has a sensitive heart
- Juliet’s mother
- Doesn’t connect with her daughter Romeo ( poison )
- vengeful, disbelieving, seeks justice - Montague’s son
- More prone to melodramatic romanticism
Juliet ( stabbed herself ) - Falls in love with Juliet
- Capulet’s daughter - stubborn, sensitive, sensible, ability to murder,
- More prone to practical romanticism worships Juliet, willing to make sacrifices, desires
- Falls in love with Romeo peace, vengeful, insightful
- wealthy, torn, rebellious, wary, devastated, recognises - Loved idea of Rosaline ( Juliet’s cousin ) at first
futility, disappointed, unprepared for marriage
Mercutio ( stabbed by Tybalt )
Tybalt ( stabbed by Romeo ) - Cousin of Escalus
- Juliet’s cousin - Romeo’s best friend
- Obnoxious and hot-headed - reckless, chatty, argumentative, slightly unhinged,
- provocative, honourable, unforgiving, vengeful, playful, offended, bitter, loud and confident
passionately hate-filled, paranoid
Benvolio
The Nurse - Romeo’s cousin
- Juliet’s old nurse - thoughtful, cautious, even-tempered, peace-keeper,
- Cheerful and blunt wise, insightful, honest, sensible, confident in his
- approving of Paris, protective, teasing, defensive of influence
Juliet, betraying, loving, accepting of Romeo
Balthazar
Count Paris ( stabbed by Romeo - duel ) - Romeo’s servant
- Cousin of Escalus - Delivered messages ( Juliet’s ‘death’ )
- Engaged to Juliet
- Bland and inoffensive Abraham
- suspicious, honourable - Montague’s servant
- Had a thumb bit at him
Sampson and Gregory
- Servants of Capulets Friar Lawrence
- Bit their thumbs in marketplace - Romeo’s confessor
- Horticultural expert with many plans
Peter - protective, wise, concerned, well-meaning, cunning,
- Nurses servant resourceful, frustrated
, Others
Escalus Chorus
- Prince of Verona - Tells you what is going to happen in the play
- Tired of the feud between the Montagues and before it starts
Capulets
Friar John
Musicians - Colleague of Friar Laurence
- Play music - Can’t deliver message about plan
- Names are Simon Catling, Hugh Rebeck, James
Soundpost
GREAT CHAIN OF BEING ( ELIZABETHAN TIMES )
1. God
2. Angels
3. Royalty
4. Commoners
5. Animals
6. Plants
7. Non-Living Things
- Woman always came 2nd to men ( patriarchal )
THEMES (NB)
Forcefulness of Love
The love between Romeo and Juliet causes them to defy their entire social world such as families ( family
feud ), friends ( Romeo abandons Mercutio and Benvolio to see Juliet ) and Ruler ( Romeo returns after
being banished to see Juliet. Romeo and Juliet’s love portrays the chaos and passion of being involve by
combining images of love, violence, death, religion and family that ends in tragedy.
Love as Cause of Violence
The theme of death and violence are always connected to passion ( hate or love ). The double sucidie is the
greatest expression of love that the two could ever make as their love was so profound they were willing
to end their lives in its defense.
The Individual Versus Society
The two battle against the social institutions of their times such as their family fight, along with getting
married and keeping to that promise in secret and even when Romeo was banished he was faced against
the law.
