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| Juliet was awfully young at the
time of her death. It was at the age of 14 when she fell in love with Romeo. |
| In Romeo's eyes, she meant everything to him.
Romeo: ... The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, as daylight doth a lamp;
her eyes in heaven would through The airy region stream so bright that birds would
sing and think it were not night. See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O, that I
were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek! |
| The daughter of Old Capulet, who was the
greatest enemy of the Montagues. It happens to be that Romeo, Juliet's lover, was the only son of the house of Montagues. |
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| What's Romeo and Juliet without Romeo
himself?!From the first two scenes, we learned that Romeo fell in love with a girl named
Rosaline. You may perceive his "green boy" nature. But as you move along with
the story and the plot, you'll discover that he was actually soft hearted and sensitive.
He committed suicide after learning that Juliet "died". |
| Romeo dedicated himself to the woman he loved so dearly. (unlike the men
we have today in our society) |
| The son of Montague. |
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The house of Capulet:
| Old Capulet is the head of a
household feuding with the Montagues. |
| He reconciled with the Montagues
after seeing the tragedies they
created for their offspring's. It was
a bit too late.
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| Lady Capulet is the wife of Capulet.
She was a young and beautiful woman
at the time of her marriage. Just like
her daughter Juliet. |
| For many times, she tried hard to
persuade Juliet to marry Paris, a young
and rich nobleman. |
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| The Nurse was funny and cheerful.
She helped Romeo delivering messages to her mistress Juliet on several occasions.
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| Tybalt was the nephew of Lady Capulet, cousin to Juliet. |
| He killed Romeo's good friend Mercutio, afterwards, Romeo draws on Tybalt and kills him. Because of
this, Romeo was exiled from Verona. This was the beginning of the tragedy.
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The household of Montagues: |
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| Benvolio was the nephew of Montague, friend and cousin of Romeo. |
| He knew about Romeo's love. He was the only one whom Romeo tells secrets
to.
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Other Characters
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| Escalus was the Prince of
Verona who tried everything to keep the peace among his subjects. |
| Tried to threaten the household of Montagues
and Capulet by stating he who ever starts an affray or
altercations should be executed. |
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