Romeo is a young, passionate and impulsive character. When we first meet him he is heartbroken because Rosaline does not return the love he has for her. However, things change as soon as he meets Juliet at the party.
He sneaks to her balcony at night and declares his undying love for her. They arrange to get married in secret the very next day, showing how impulsive he really is. This shows us how devoted he is to Juliet. We also see his passionate nature at the end of the play when he believes that Juliet is dead and kills himself to be with her. He is enemies with:. How is Romeo presented to the audience at the beginning of the play? When we first meet Romeo he is presented as a lovesick youth.
He finds love confusing and this is shown in the way he talks using oxymorons such as cold fire. He says:. How does Romeo express his feelings about Juliet? Because she is a girl in an aristocratic family, she has none of the freedom Romeo has to roam around the city, climb over walls in the middle of the night, or get into swordfights.
Nevertheless, she shows amazing courage in trusting her entire life and future to Romeo, even refusing to believe the worst reports about him after he gets involved in a fight with her cousin. Read an in-depth analysis of Juliet. A Franciscan friar, friend to both Romeo and Juliet. Kind, civic-minded, a proponent of moderation, and always ready with a plan, Friar Lawrence secretly marries the impassioned lovers in hopes that the union might eventually bring peace to Verona.
As well as being a Catholic holy man, Friar Lawrence is also an expert in the use of seemingly mystical potions and herbs. Read an in-depth analysis of Friar Lawrence. Mercutio loves wordplay, especially sexual double entendres. He can be quite hotheaded, and hates people who are affected, pretentious, or obsessed with the latest fashions. Read an in-depth analysis of Mercutio.
A vulgar, long-winded, and sentimental character, the Nurse provides comic relief with her frequently inappropriate remarks and speeches.
She provides a contrast with Juliet, given that her view of love is earthy and sexual, whereas Juliet is idealistic and intense.
The Nurse believes in love and wants Juliet to have a nice-looking husband, but the idea that Juliet would want to sacrifice herself for love is incomprehensible to her. Vain, fashionable, supremely aware of courtesy and the lack of it, he becomes aggressive, violent, and quick to draw his sword when he feels his pride has been injured. Once drawn, his sword is something to be feared. He loathes Montagues. The patriarch of the Capulet family, father of Juliet, husband of Lady Capulet, and enemy, for unexplained reasons, of Montague.
Often prudent, he commands respect and propriety, but he is liable to fly into a rage when either is lacking. A woman who herself married young by her own estimation she gave birth to Juliet at close to the age of fourteen , she is eager to see her daughter marry Paris.
She is an ineffectual mother, relying on the Nurse for moral and pragmatic support. She dies of grief after Romeo is exiled from Verona. A kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet.
Lady Capulet. He dislikes the Montagues. Paris is a nobleman and wants to marry Juliet. Lord and Lady Montague. The following activity is also a great way to introduce the characters for the first time. Discovering the Characters The activity can be found on page 3 with resources on pages We use cookies on this website. By using this site you agree that we may store and access cookies on your device.
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