Romeo and Juliet Characters

This Study Guide consists of approximately 155 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo and Juliet Characters

This Study Guide consists of approximately 155 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Romeo and Juliet.
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Abram:

He is a servant of the Montagues. Abram appears in the first scene of the play and quarrels with the Capulet servants, Sampson and Gregory.

Anthony:

In some editions of the play, Anthony and Potpan are named as servants of the Capulet household.

Apothecary:

The apothecary is a druggist in Mantua. He only speaks a few lines, but Romeo offer's an insightful description of his poor shop and of his appearance. The apothecary is thin and wears ragged clothes. His shop has a few strange things spread throughout, perhaps to make it look like more than it is: a tortoise, a stuffed alligator, skins of strange fish, green pots, seeds, rose petals pressed into cakes for perfume. He is so poor that he sells Romeo a deadly, fast-acting poison even though it is against the law in Mantua to do so.

Attendants:

As the ruler of Verona, Escalus...

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