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CAST OF CHARACTERS Escalus, Prince of Verona Mercutio, a young gentleman and kinsman to the Prince, friend of Romeo Paris, a noble young kinsman to the Prince Page to Paris The Montagues Montague, head of a Veronese family at feud with the Capulets Lady Montague Romeo, Montague’s son Benvolio, Montague’s nephew and friend of Romeo and Mercutio Abram, a servant to Montague Balthasar, Romeo’s servant The Capulets Capulet, head of a Veronese family at feud with the Montagues Lady Capulet Juliet, Capulet’s daughter Tybalt, Lady Capulet’s nephew Cousin Capulet, an old gentleman Nurse, a Capulet servant, Juliet’s foster-mother Peter, a Capulet servant attending on the Nurse Sampson Gregory Anthony of the Capulet household Potpan Other Servingmen Friar Laurence Friar John of the Franciscan Order Apothecary of Mantua Musicians Members of the Watch, citizens of Verona, masquers, torchbearers, pages, servants Romeo and Juliet Study Guide Stratford Festival 2013 6
PLOT SYNOPSIS Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, are embroiled in a long-standing feud. One night, Romeo, a Montague, gatecrashes a party being given by the Capulets, in hopes of encountering Rosaline, with whom he is infatuated. Thoughts of her are driven from his mind, however, when he catches sight of Juliet, the daughter of Lord Capulet. Juliet, who has been promised in marriage to Paris, is equally smitten with Romeo, and, with the help of Friar Lawrence, the two are secretly married. No sooner is the ceremony concluded, however, than Romeo is drawn in to a brawl, in which he kills Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. Under sentence of banishment, Romeo spends the night with Juliet before going into hiding; meanwhile, Capulet orders Juliet to marry Paris within three days. Friar Lawrence devises a plan: Juliet will take a potion that will make her appear to be dead, allowing Romeo to steal into her family vault and rescue her when she revives. But the message informing Romeo of the plan goes astray and, believing Juliet to be truly dead, he commits suicide over her seemingly lifeless body. Awakening to find her lover dead beside her, Juliet too kills herself, leaving both families to mourn their children and abandon their feud. Check out this fun game and help Romeo rescue Juliet from the balcony http://www.kokogames.com/free-games/124/featured-games/149/romeo.htm Romeo and Juliet Study Guide Stratford Festival 2013 7
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