Romeo and Juliet Navigator:
Cast of Characters [Dramatis Personae]
[Each name is a link to a page with notes on all the appearances and all the mentions of that character or characters.]
In order of appearance:
- Chorus,
- the voice of Shakespeare's company of actors, telling us what to expect.
- Sampson,
- a blowhard servant of Capulet.
- Gregory,
- another servant of Capulet, and Sampson's sidekick.
- Abraham,
- servant of Montague.
- Balthasar,
- loyal servant of Romeo.
- Benvolio,
- nephew of Montague, a young man of good will, and a loyal friend of Romeo.
- Tybalt,
- hot-headed nephew of Lady Capulet.
- Citizens,
- all of whom are sick of the endless feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.
- Capulet,
- head of the house of the Capulets. He is sometimes referred to as "old Capulet."
- Lady Capulet,
- wife of Capulet, who was married off to Capulet when she was about the age of her daughter Juliet.
- Montague,
- head of the house of the Montagues. He is sometimes referred to as "old Montague."
- Lady Montague,
- wife of Montague, and a lady with a killer instinct.
- Prince Escalus,
- ruler of Verona, who tries to make a rational balance between the irrational passions of the Capulets and Montagues.
- Romeo,
- son of Montague, lover offirstRosaline, and thenforeverJuliet.
- Rosaline,
- Romeo's first love. (She never appears, but she's talked about a lot.)
- Paris,
- handsome and noble suitor of Juliet, and kinsman of Prince Escalus.
- Clown,
- dimwitted and illiterate servant of Capulet.
- Juliet,
- daughter of Capulet.
- Nurse,
- the woman who nursed Juliet at her breast, and who still wants for Juliet whatever will make Juliet most happy.
- Servingman,
- in the household of Capulet.
- Mercutio,
- witty dude, friend of Romeo and kinsman of Prince Escalus.
- Servants of Capulet,
- First, Second, Antony, and Potpan, all members of the kitchen crew in the Capulet household.
- Musicians,
- who were supposed to play dance tunes at the wedding of Juliet and Paris.
- Second Capulet,
- a kinsman of Capulet. They were young together.
- Page,
- to Tybalt.
- Petruchio,
- follower of Tybalt.
- Friar Laurence,
- friend and spiritual father to both Romeo and Juliet.
- Peter,
- whimsical servant of Capulet.
- Page,
- to Mercutio.
- Apothecary,
- a desperate druggist.
- Friar John,
- a fellow Franciscan to Friar Laurence.
- Page,
- to Paris.
- The Watch,
- a group of sincerely incompetent officers of the law.