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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young "star-cross'd lovers" whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet and Macbeth, is...
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Juliet Capulet
Juliet Capulet is one of the title characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the other being Romeo Montague. The story has a long history that precedes Shakespeare himself. The heroine's name was Giulietta in some earlier...
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Prince Escalus
Prince Escalus, fictional Prince of Verona, is the mediator of the feuding families in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Escalus is the voice of authority in Verona. He appears only three times within the text and only to administer justice...
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Count Paris
In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Count Paris is a suitor of Juliet Capulet's. He is handsome, somewhat self-absorbed, very wealthy, and is a kinsman of Prince Escalus. However, despite his occasional arrogance, he loves Juliet dearly....
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Friar Lawrence
Friar Lawrence (or Friar Laurence) is a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Lawrence plays the part of an advisor to Romeo, along with aiding in major plot developments.
Alone, the innocent Friar gives us foreshadowing...
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Lord Capulet
Lord Capulet, in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is a loving, but controlling father. Lord Capulet is the head of his family and father to Juliet Capulet. He is sometimes interfering, commanding, and controlling, but at the same time, he can...
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Romeo Montague
Romeo Montague is one of the fictional protagonists in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. He is the heir of the Montague family of Verona, and falls in love and dies with Juliet Capulet, the daughter of the Capulet house.
Romeo is born into the...
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