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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Chapter 826: Dramatis Personæ

By William Shakespeare

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This collection gathers dramatic works and lyrical poems spanning comedies, tragedies, histories, and a sonnet sequence, presenting plays in verse and prose alongside narrative poems. The pieces examine human experience through recurring themes of love, ambition, jealousy, power, fate, and the tension between appearance and reality, moving between comic confusion and tragic collapse. Language and theatrical craft are central, employing vivid imagery, rhetorical invention, puns, and varied poetic forms to probe identity, political conflict, and moral choice across intimate moments and public spectacle.

THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET

Contents

Scene I. A public place.

Scene II. A Street.

Scene III. Room in Capulet’s House.

Scene IV. A Street.

Scene V. A Hall in Capulet’s House.

Scene I. An open place adjoining Capulet’s Garden.

Scene II. Capulet’s Garden.

Scene III. Friar Lawrence’s Cell.

Scene IV. A Street.

Scene V. Capulet’s Garden.

Scene VI. Friar Lawrence’s Cell.

Scene I. A public Place.

Scene II. A Room in Capulet’s House.

Scene III. Friar Lawrence’s cell.

Scene IV. A Room in Capulet’s House.

Scene V. An open Gallery to Juliet’s Chamber, overlooking the Garden.

Scene I. Friar Lawrence’s Cell.

Scene II. Hall in Capulet’s House.

Scene III. Juliet’s Chamber.

Scene IV. Hall in Capulet’s House.

Scene V. Juliet’s Chamber; Juliet on the bed.

Scene I. Mantua. A Street.

Scene II. Friar Lawrence’s Cell.

Scene III. A churchyard; in it a Monument belonging to the Capulets.

Dramatis Personæ

ESCALUS, Prince of Verona.
MERCUTIO, kinsman to the Prince, and friend to Romeo.
PARIS, a young Nobleman, kinsman to the Prince.
Page to Paris.

MONTAGUE, head of a Veronese family at feud with the Capulets.
LADY MONTAGUE, wife to Montague.
ROMEO, son to Montague.
BENVOLIO, nephew to Montague, and friend to Romeo.
ABRAM, servant to Montague.
BALTHASAR, servant to Romeo.

CAPULET, head of a Veronese family at feud with the Montagues.
LADY CAPULET, wife to Capulet.
JULIET, daughter to Capulet.
TYBALT, nephew to Lady Capulet.
CAPULET’S COUSIN, an old man.
NURSE to Juliet.
PETER, servant to Juliet’s Nurse.
SAMPSON, servant to Capulet.
GREGORY, servant to Capulet.
Servants.

FRIAR LAWRENCE, a Franciscan.
FRIAR JOHN, of the same Order.
An Apothecary.
CHORUS.
Three Musicians.
An Officer.
Citizens of Verona; several Men and Women, relations to both houses; Maskers, Guards, Watchmen and Attendants.

SCENE. During the greater part of the Play in Verona; once, in the Fifth Act, at Mantua.