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Romeo and Juliet - Characters in the Play

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Romeo and Juliet - Characters in the Play
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Characters in the Play

Characters in the Play
Romeo
Montague, his father
Lady Montague, his mother
Benvolio, their kinsman
Abram, a Montague servingman
Balthasar, Romeo’s servingman
Juliet
Capulet, her father
Lady Capulet, her mother
Nurse to Juliet
Tybalt, kinsman to the Capulets
Petruchio, Tybalt’s companion
Capulet’s Cousin
Sampson
Gregory
Peter
bracket
servingmen
Other Servingmen
Escalus, Prince of Verona
Paris, the Prince’s kinsman and Juliet’s suitor
Mercutio, the Prince’s kinsman and Romeo’s friend
Paris’ Page
Friar Lawrence
Friar John
Apothecary
Three or four Citizens
Three Musicians
Three Watchmen
Chorus
Attendants, Maskers, Torchbearers, a Boy with a drum, Gentlemen, Gentlewomen, Tybalt’s Page, Servingmen.