1. Character Foils in Romeo and Juliet

2. Character Foil
-Character who contrasts with another character to help highlight particular qualities and character traits. Must have some similarities that make the reader compare the two characters.
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3. Tybalt and Benvolio:
Both cousins to main characters, important families, present during conflicts.
Tybalt= aggressive, impulsive, concerned with family honor/status.
Benvolio= calm, mediator, wants to stop violence
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4. Romeo and Mercutio: Best friends, prominent young men of Verona.
Mercutio=witty skeptic, outgoing, cynical about love.
Romeo=impetuous, falls in love constantly and completely, talks about his feelings, keeps to himself more

5. Romeo and Paris: Young men from rich families, in love with Juliet
Paris= older, conventional, father’s approval, reacts moderately
Romeo= younger, impulsive, secretly defying families, reacts passionately

6. Nurse and Lady Capulet:
both help raise Juliet, her “mothers”
Nurse= common, funny, Juliet confides in her.
Lady Capulet= noble, dignified, distant
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7. Rosaline and Juliet: Both girls Romeo is wildly in love with
Rosaline- uninterested in love, chaste
Juliet- falls immediately for Romeo, can’t wait to be married to him