| CHARACTER | SIZE | GENDER | DESCRIPTION |
| ROMEO (MONTAGUE) | Lead | Male | Only son of Lord and Lady Montague, handsome, passionate, sensitive, impulsive, immature, bright, likable, romantic, idealist. |
| JULIET (CAPULET) | Lead | Female | Only daughter to Lord and Lady Capulet. Beautiful, passionate, obedient, sensitive, witty, courageous, intelligent, intense, likable, headstrong, romantic. She is passionate and falls in love with Romeo against her family’s wishes. She starts the play as an obedient child, but transforms into a strong, brave, headstrong woman. |
| LORD MONTAGUE | Supporting | Male | Father of Romeo. Enemy of the Capulets. Married to Lady Montague. He has an oldfeud with the Capulets. He is concerned Romeo will get involved with the fighting. He does not want Romeo involved in the fighting. |
| LADY MONTAGUE | Supporting | Female | Mother of Romeo. Enemy of the Capulets. Motherly, compassionate, and kind, shedoes not want Romeo involved in the fighting. |
| LORD CAPULET | Supporting | Male | Father of Juliet. Enemy of the Montagues. Lord Capulet is the patriarch of the Capulet family, and he commands respect. Strong, wealthy, hot tempered, opportunistic, bombastic, he wants the best for his daughter. |
| LADY CAPULET | Supporting | Female | Mother of Juliet. Enemy of the Montagues. Strong, beautiful, manipulative, wealthy, dismissive, snobbish, high status. She does not have an ideal romantic view of love or marriage. |
| NURSE | Supporting | Female | Servant. In service with the Capulets for many years. She is the personal servant and guardian of Juliet. She serves as a messenger for Romeo and Juliet. She sometimes makes inappropriate remarks. |
| MERCUTIO | Supporting | Neutral | Good friend of Romeo, impetuous, impulsive, witty, loud, carefree, fantastical, rebellious. Good with a sword, Mercutio is a blood relative of the Prince and Count Paris. |
| TYBALT | Supporting | Neutral | A Capulet, Tybalt is the cousin of Juliet on her mother’s side. He is arrogant, vain, fashionable, snobbish, aggressive, violent, hot-tempered, and extremely proper. He hates the Montagues. A Skilled fighter. |
| BENVOLIO | Supporting | Neutral | Romeo’s cousin and best friend. Benvolio is kind, helpful, honest, genuine. |
| PARIS | Supporting | Male | He is a Count, well behaved, wealthy, polite, and formal. He is a kinsman to the Prince. He feels he is well matched to Juliet, and behaves as if they are already married. |
| FRIAR LAURENCE | Supporting | Neutral | Friend of Romeo and marries Romeo and Juliet secretly. A wise and moderate peacemaker. |
| PRINCE | Supporting | Neutral | Prince wants peace and is neutral about the family fight. He threatens death or banishment to any person who continues to fight in the streets. He banishes Romeo to Mantua, never to return from this exile. |
| FRIAR JOHN | Ensemble | Neutral | He is assigned to carry an important message to Romeo in Mantua, but fails to deliver the message. |
| BALTHASAR | Ensemble | Neutral | Romeo’s dedicated servant who brings news of Juliet’s death. |
| SAMSON | Ensemble | Neutral | Servant of the house of Capulet. Hates the Montagues and initiates a fight with them. |
| GREGORY | Ensemble | Neutral | Servant of the house of Capulet. Hates the Montagues and initiates a fight with them. |
| ABRAM | Ensemble | Neutral | Montague servant who hates Samson and Gregory and fights them. |
| APOTHECARY | Ensemble | Neutral | Sells illegal lethal poison to Romeo. |
| CHORUS | Ensemble | Neutral | Narrator for the prologue of the play. |