Character Profile on Juliet

Personal qualities (single words)

-Logical -Confused -Strategic -Innocent -Young

-Curious -Afraid -Independent -Kind

Known history/background
Daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet, raised by her wet nurse with her late daughter Susan. Her parents want to marry her
off to a rich nobleman Paris, but she does not want to. Her father is very caring and only wants what is best for her whereas
her mother wants her married with children as soon as possible.

 
Things they say   Things they do/happen to them

“It is an honour I dream not of”-in She thinks she is too young to marry, and she does not want to marry Paris.
response her mother asking her views on
She meets Romeo at the party; she kisses him, and they fall in love.
Character Profile on
marriage.
Romeo
Romeo sneaks into her garden and hears her on the balcony, talking about him.
“Then have my lips the sin that they have
took”-Reciprocating Romeo’s love. She catches him and is embarrassed. She asks him how he got over the high
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-Melodramatic
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About
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dark”-about
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gentleman,
together
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scope
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Romeo
and
teach
yet
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ringing
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choice,
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in -Sensible
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mine
and a kind,
words)
consent
to burn and
Character Profile on the Nurse
ancient
and
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“Patience ears; Lo here
history/background
perforce and upon
with I warrant thy cheek
wilful a
choler the
“Obright!”-about
fair according
Romeo,
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Juliet
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art he
thou
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virtuous”-long
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“Begot
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of sit”-He
nothing winded
remembers
-Rebellious
but (single
because
vain words)
Romeo
she
fantasy”
wants what is best for her
Character Profile on Friar Lawrence
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Son
whining
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about
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myshrine”-puts
house do him
to Romeo”-Nurse Juliet on a insults
because he is a Montague. Things other characters say about them
pedestal.
disparagement”-to
-Cynical
-Threatening
Personal
-Commanding
“Thy
Romeo tears are qualities
womanish, Tybalt,
-Sceptical
-Proud (single
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words)
-considerate
acts
Known
fight
“Though where arthistory/background
it iseffeminate
thyself, notthough
needed, not powerful
a Things they do/happen to them
denote”-weak,
“As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in “She’s the hopeful lady of my earth”-Capulet
-Arrogant
-Powerful
Personal
-Motherly
and
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Montague”-wise.
is even qualities
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in-Selfless-Chaotic
my mistress’
the(single
conflict, words)
case”-doing
you
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are stop
a the Peacekeeper.
“My child is yet a stranger to the world”-Capulet
Things they do/happen to them
-Caring
-Maternal
“You
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saucy -Quick
-Affectionate
boy”-to to Tybalt,
violenceyou are interested.
marriage
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the consequences.
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Romeo’s
rude boy. history/background
best friend, Kinsman of Prince Escales.
“Thou knowest my daughter is of a pretty age”-Lady Capulet
-Caring
-Arrogant -Uneducated
-Selfish Friar
Romeo’s
Romeo
Him
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Lady
His sees
and
Lawrence
Capulet
father and
Montague
Benvolio
father
Benvolio
tells
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persuaded
Juliet
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and
that find
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that
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party
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cousin breaks
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and Benvolio
Benvolio they
it up.
of
todecide
marriage.
to to
check on
Known
Juliet’s cousin, history/background
Lady Capulet’s nephew Things
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characters
Ladybird”-Nurse
Mercutio. say
say aboutabout them them
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Juliet’s
marries
threatens
Nurse
to Paris
them.
Benvolio
acts and
as says
a and
go hebetween
the
willtwoonly Romeo
of let
them
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fight.
marry
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Benvolio
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theTybalt,
dancing
Benvolio,
windows,
Capulet”-Montague
Nurse”-Juliet
teach
asks house,
him with
shoes
the look
his
locks
with
torches
what
Romeo upon
sword
is fair
nimble
to they
wrong,daylight
prepar’d”-Benvolio
burn
tells death”-Tybalt
soles”-Romeo
out, andfeels
bright!”-Romeo
Mercutio
and Romeo
he he
tells makes
tells
him himself
miserable,
him
about about anand
artificial
Rosaline.
Rosaline. night”-says
Mercutio
Known
Head of the history/background
Capulet house, Husband to Lady Capulet, Father to Juliet.
Romeo
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throws
Nurse
Montague is
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tells
a partyJuliet
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andabout
Capulet
stops
Friar Romeo’s
Tybalt
Lawrence
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and
marriage
tries
snitches
ruining
to arrangements.
console
it.
onHe him
lets
himand
the
and threatens
Montague
find a solution
toboys
fight.go
to take
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“Good
“Beauty action
honourable
Peter,
be
peace
too the to
rich and
for be
herrough
man!”-Capulet
Mercutio,
reckoning
hideuse, peace!
face,
for are
earthwith
you
forThou
her love,
both”-Paris
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talk’stRosaline
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of fairer
dear”-Romeo nothing” face”-Mercutio
Known
Juliet’s Wet history/background
nurse ,now Nurse and confidante,The Benvolio
without
Romeo,
known trouble.
suggests
Benvolio,
her since that
and
birth he forget
Mercutio about
hear that there and
is a look
party at
at other
the women
Capulets house
Friar
Capulet
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has
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then tells
a brings
secret
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him
andtoso off
Juliet
save
a speech andbad
Juliet
letsnews.
close”-Montague
about the
from
Queen boys
marrying
leave.
Mab Paris. about dreamers and how
speech
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“Juliet are
is thea saucy boy”-Capulet
sun”-Romeo
They
He
Romeo
women scolds
find out
Tybalt
meets
are that and
Juliet
putting Capulet
puts
at
spellsthe him
onis holding
party;in his
he place.
a party
kisses and
her, andtheytheydecide
fall intolove.
go along with
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a lover,
alerts
he and
borrow
willJuliet
get acts
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revenge
her asmen
his and making
confidante,
wings”-Mercutio
mother at some
is looking
point. them
often
for her. fret.
has questionable morals
Mercutio.
“I’ll make
“Bright you “winged
Angel” quiet”-Capulet
messenger of heaven”-Romeo
despite being a man of God Romeo sneaks into her garden and hears her on the balcony, talking about him.
“A villain that is hither come in spite”-Tybalt
Tybalt catches them but they explain that they don’t want to cause trouble and
He tells brags
“Verona
leave. her how much
of him hea loves
to be herand
virtuous and says
well he would
governed do anything for her
youth”-Capulet
She
“Thatasks him
I must to amarry
love her,
loathed giving her power and he agrees.
enemy”-Juliet

“Retain that dear perfection which he owes without that title”-Juliet