Romeo Montague:He falls in love with Juliet Capulet at a festival. He marries her, but after killing Tybalt he is banish�d from the city of Verona.Friar Laurence puts together a plan and Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead and drinks the poison to kill himself while in her tomb.

Montague: the father of Romeo, and an enemy of the Capulets.

Lady Montague: the mother of Romeo.

Benvolio: the nephew of Romeo's father.

Friar Laurence: Romeo's older friend who is involved in Romeo and Juliet's attempt to run away. He provides Juliet with the sleeping potion, but is unable to inform Romeo of his plan. Romeo returns to the city and, thinks Juliet is dead, kills himself.

Juliet Capulet: A young girl who falls in love with Romeo Montague at a feast. She marries him, but is troubled when he kills her cousin Tybalt in a street fight. She later takes a sleeping potion administered by Friar Laurence in an attempt to escape the city, but wakes up to find Romeo dead beside her. She takes his sword and kills herself.

Lord Capulet: the father of Juliet, he is angry when she refuses to consider marrying Count Paris, unaware that she is already secretly married to Romeo.

Lady Capulet: the mother of Juliet, she supports Juliet's father on the issues of marriage.

Tybalt: The nephew of Juliet's mother, he is killed by Romeo in a fight.

Nurse: The nurse of Juliet, and the woman she turns to for advice and help. The nurse turns out to be useless in helping Juliet with her marriage to Romeo, and instead encourages her to marry Paris.

Peter: A servingman of the Capulets.

Samson: A servingman of the Capulets.

The Prince: The Prince of Verona, he provides for law and order. After Tybalt is killed be banish�s Romeo and orders the families to cease their feud.

Mercutio: A kinsmen to the Prince and a friend of Romeo. He is killed by Tybalt, resulting in Romeo killing Tybalt in revenge.

Count Paris: a suitor of Juliet, liked by Lord Capulet but hated by Juliet.

Apothecary: A man who looks like a skeleton, he sells Romeo the poison that Romeo commits suicide with.