Romeo
Romeo kills Tybalt
Romeo steps in between Tybalt & Mert.;
this helps Ty kill Mert.
Romeo is coming from his wedding when
he sees Mert. & Ty starting to fight
Romeo says that his love for Juliet
distracted him from fighting well
Romeo refuses to fight w/Ty b/c he’s his
cousin now
Benvolio
He likes to fight
He helps Mert. to safety after Mert. is
stabbed
“His noble soul has climbed to the clouds.”
he is telling Romeo that Mert. is dead
Ben. explains to the Prince what happened
“…run! Get away!” to Romeo after R. kills
Ty
Mercutio
Tells Ben “You’ve quarreled with a
man for coughing in the street b/c he
woke your dog that was lying asleep
in the sun.”
“Damn both your houses! They have
made a corpse of me.” talking to
Romeo
Ty kills him
Tybalt
After Ty stabs Mert, Mert says “Is he gone
and without even a scrap?”
Kills Mert & is then killed by Romeo
Ty is Juliet’s cousin; trf, he’s R’s cousin
Ty gets a clear shot at Mert b/c R. steps in
between them
“You wretched boy, you who associated
with him here, will soon be near him again.”
says this to Romeo
Prince
Lady Cap. Tells the Prince that he
must execute Romeo
“Romeo killed him, Tybalt killed
Mercutio. Who has to pay the price for
Mercutio’s death?”
Lady Capulet
Says that the prince must execute
Romeo
“He is a kinsman to the Montague; his
bias makes him lie – he’s not telling
the truth.” says this about Ben
Gets mad at Juliet’s reaction to her
father
Nurse
“These griefs, these sorrows, these
troubles make me old. Shame on
Romeo!” says this to Juliet
The nurse’s advice to J. is to marry
Paris and forget R. ever lived
Juliet
“Doesn’t she count herself lucky…that
we’ve arranged for so worthy a gentleman
to marry her?” Lord Cap. says this about
Juliet’s refusal to marry Paris
“I think I see you, but like a dead person in
the bottom of a tomb” says this to Romeo
“I hope your tongue blisters for saying such
a thing!” says this to Nurse
Friar Lawrence
“You are banished from Verona. Be
patient. The world is broad and wide.”
says this to Romeo
Friar Law. Tells R. to go to J. and
comfort her; he’s always got a plan
“You shame your body, your love, and
your intelligence.” says this to Romeo