10. Lord Capulet
The head of the Capulet
family, father of Juliet,
husband of Lady
Capulet, and enemy, for
unexplained reasons, of
Montague.
11. Lady Capulet
Juliet's mother, Capulet's
wife. A woman who herself
married young (by her own
estimation she gave birth to
Juliet at close to the age of
fourteen), she is eager to see
her daughter marry Paris.
12. Paris
A relative of the Prince. He wants
to marry Juliet, but Juliet does not
want to marry him. Juliet’s parents
would like her to marry Paris.
13. Benvolio
Romeo's cousin who spends most
of the play trying to help Romeo
forget about an old girlfriend name
Rosaline.
15. Balthasar
Romeo's servant, who brings Romeo
the news of Juliet's death, unaware that
she is only pretending to be dead so
she can then run away with Romeo.