Dramatis Personae + 

Escalus, prince of Verona + 

Paris, a young nobleman, kinsman to the prince + 

Montague and Capulet, heads of houses at variance with each other + 

An old man, cousin to Capulet + 

Romeo, son of Montague + 

Mercutio, kinsman to the prince, and friend to Romeo + 

Benvolio, nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo + 

Tybalt, nephew to Lady Capulet + 

Friar Laurence, Franciscan + 

Friar John, Franciscan + 

Balthasar, servant to Romeo + 

Sampson, servant to Capulet + 

Gregory, servant to Capulet + 

Peter, servant to Juliet’s nurse + 

Abraham, servant to Montague + 

An apothecary + 

Three musicians + 

Page to Paris; another page; an officer + 

Lady Montague, wife to Montague + 

Lady Capulet, wife to Capulet + 

Juliet, daughter to Capulet + 

Nurse to Juliet + 

Citizens of Verona; several men and women, relations to both houses; maskers, guards, watchmen, and attendants + 

Chorus + 

Scene: Verona; Mantua. + 