Romeo and Juliet | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Abram - A servant of the Montague's, this character appears in the first scene of the play and quarrels with two Capulet servants.

Anthony - This character is a servant of the Capulet household.

Apothecary - This character is a druggist in Mantua, and sells the male protagonist a deadly, fast-acting poison.

Attendants - These characters are described as the prince's Train in I.i.

Balthazar - This loyal servant to mail protagonist rushes to Mantua to bring the news of the protagonist's love's "death" to him.

Benvolio - A cousin and friend to...
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