-Lord Capulet:Head of the house of capulet

-Lady Capulet: Wife of Lord Capulet, wishes Juliet to marry Paris.

-Juliet: Thirteen-year-old daughter of the Capulets; loves and marries Romeo.

- Tybalt: Cousin of Juliet; angry and pugnacious; killed by Romeo, as vengeance for killing Mercutio. His nickname of "the Prince of Cats" may refer to the quarrelsome and vicious character of Tybalt the Cat in the fable cycle Reynard the Fox, which would have been well-known to Shakespeare's audience.

· Lord Montague: Head of the house of Montague.
· Lady Montague: Wife of Lord Montague
· Romeo: Son of the Montagues; loves and marries Juliet.
· Benvolio: Cousin of Romeo. His name means "good-will".

· Nurse: Juliet's personal attendant and confidante: assists Juliet in her secret betrothal to Romeo.
· Peter: Capulet servant, assistant of the nurse.
· Sampson: Capulet servant; eager to fight the Montagues.
· Gregory: Capulet servant.

· Abram: Montague servant.
· Balthasar: Romeo's personal servant.