CHARACTER PROFILES

ROMEO:

Romeo is a very open minded character. He expresses his feelings very openly. His relationship with his cousin Benvolio is very close. Romeo is a very well know character, after all the play is named after him and his love who comes into character later on in the play (Juliet). When Romeo meets Juliet, he shows no hesitations in expressing to her exactley what his feelings tell him. He is very demandful in his wishes. He knows Juliet is the love of his life, and wishes to marry her.

BENVOLIO:

He is very precautious. In act 1 scene 1, it is shown where he steps into a fight to break the disagreement up. "Part, fools! Put up your swords. You know not what you do." He has a very close relation ship with his younger cousin Romeo, who he often expresses his feelings too. In the play, he is shown to be a much loved character. His personality is what makes him so attached to by the audience, as he is such an easygoing young man. His main role in the play is represented as a peace maker whos company is enjoyed by most characters.

JULIET:
Juliet is a much loved character in the play. She experiences the feeling of love at first sight, when she first lays eyes on her Husband, Romeo. She is very open when she expresses her feelings towards him, and does not hold back in saying what she wishes. She isn't concerned by her family conflicts getting in the way of her realationship, but secretly she hates disobeying her parents wishes and comands. Her father see's Paris as her ideal future Husband, but Juliet leaves him thinking this will one day happen because she is scared to brake the news to him.