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List of Main Characters

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    ROMEO, heir to the Montagues

    JULIET, heir to the Capulets

    LADY CAPULET, Juliet’s Mother and Tybalt’s Aunt by blood

    CAPULET, Juliet’s Father and Tybalt’s uncle by marriage

    LADY MONTAGUE, Romeo’s Mother

    MONTAGUE, Romeo’s Father

    MERCUTIO, Romeo’s friend but pledges to neither house because he is related to Prince Escalus

    TYBALT, Juliet’s cousin

    PRINCE ESCALUS, ruler of Verona

    PARIS, engaged to Juliet and related to Prince Escalus

    FRIAR LAWRENCE, religious man who marries Romeo and Juliet and gives Juliet the poison

    NURSE, mother figure and confidant to Juliet

    BENVOLIO, Lord Montague’s nephew and Romeo’s cousin

    SAMPSON, Capulet’s Servant

    GREGORY, Capulet’s Servant

    BALTHASAR, Romeo’s Servant

    FRIAR JOHN, Friar Lawernce’s messenger

    ABRAM, Montague’s servant

    APOTHECARY, potion maker that sells Romeo the poison

    PETER, Capulet’s Servant

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