1. Romeo & Juliet
Characters

2. Verona, Italy and Mantua, Italy 1300’s (14th century)
Setting
Verona, Italy and Mantua, Italy
1300’s (14th century)

3. The Montagues Romeo – in love with Juliet; kills Tybalt
Montague – Romeo’s dad
Lady Montague – Romeo’s mom
Benvolio – Romeo’s cousin
Balthasar and Abraham – Montague’s loyal servants; starts a fight with the Capulet’s servants in town

4. The Capulets Juliet – in love with Romeo Capulet – Juliet’s dad
Lady Capulet – Juliet’s mom
Nurse – Juliet’s nanny
Peter – Nurse’s servant
Tybalt – Juliet’s cousin
Sampson and Gregory – Capulet’s loyal servants; started a fight with the Montague servants in town

5. The Escalus’ Escalus – the prince of Verona
Paris – the prince’s cousin; suitor to Juliet
Mercutio – the prince’s cousin; Romeo’s best friend

6. The Church
Friar Lawrence – priest who married Romeo and Juliet; gave Juliet the sleeping potion
Friar John – Friar Lawrence’s assistant; tried to get the note to Romeo in Mantua

7. Other Characters
The Maskers – people at the Capulet party, they wore masks
Pages – young servants; messengers
Apothecary – pharmacist
Chorus – gives the audience background information when needed

8. Timeline Do you believe in love at first sight?
Could you marry someone less than 24 hours after meeting them?
How long did the story of Romeo and Juliet really take?
This story only took 6 days

9. Sunday Morning: fight between the servants Evening: Capulet’s party
Later: balcony scene

10. Monday Morning: message concerning marriage about 9:00
Afternoon: marriage, street fight, banishment

11. Tuesday Dawn: Romeo leaves for Mantua
Morning: Lord Capulet tells Juliet she is to marry Paris
Around noon: Juliet visits Friar Lawrence
Night: Juliet drinks the sleeping potion

12. Wednesday Morning: Juliet is found “dead”
Afternoon: Juliet’s “funeral”

13. Thursday Morning: Romeo is told that Juliet is dead
Night: Romeo kills Paris and self at Capulet tomb

14. Friday
Early morning: Romeo, Juliet, and Paris are found dead; story is explained