who’s who in. romeo emotional passionate impulsive house of montegue
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Who’s Who In
Romeo
• emotional• passionate• IMPULSIVE
Houseof
Montegue
HisTragic Flaw:
impulsivity
Lord Montegue
• wealthy and powerful
• genuinely concerned
about Romeo
• Romeo’s father
Lady Montegue• Romeo’s mother
• fragile
• concerned about her son
Benvolio• Close friend
and cousin of Romeo
• More even-temper – not as hot-headed
House of Montegue
Mercutio
• Romeo’s close friend
• loves sexual double
entendres
• hot-headed
Friar Laurence • Cares deeply for
Romeo
• Wants the feud to end
• Knows aboutHerbs and potions
• Always has a plan
Juliet
• innocent
• naïve
• House of Capulet
• dependent on others
NurseJuliet’s “nanny”
She loves Juliet
She wants Juliet to be happy
Very talkative
Serves ascomic relief House of Capulet
Capulet
• Juliet’s father • wealthy & powerful
• wants Juliet to “marry well”
Lady Capulet• “absentee mother”
to Juliet
• relies on the Nurse
• wants Juliet to marry Paris
• married young herself
• does not consider what
Juliet might want
Paris• Relative of
Prince Escalus
• Most eligible bachelor in
Verona
• Juliet’s father arranged their
marriage
• cocky & presumptuous
Tybalt
• Juliet’s cousin
• arrogant and aggressive
• violent, quick to draw
• hates the Montegues
House of Capulet
Prince Escalus• wants order in
Verona
• desires peace at all costs
• firm and serious