Question

character review and montague vs capulet chart
directions: as you meet the characters, organize the characters who are in the montagues or the capulets, onto the chart below. note: not all characters will be added to the chart.

characters
chorus
escalus, prince of verona
benvolio, a young man, kinsman to the prince
montague
capulet
an old man, of the capulet family
romeo, son to montague
mercutio, kinsman to the prince and friend to romeo
benvolio, kinsman to montague and friend to romeo
tybalt, nephew to lady capulet
friar lawrence, franciscan
friar john, franciscan
balthasar, servant to romeo

sampson, servant to capulet
gregory, servant to capulet
peter, servant to juliet’s nurse
abram, servant to montague
an apothecary
three musicians
an officer
lady montague, wife to montague
lady capulet, wife to capulet
juliet, daughter to capulet
nurse to juliet
citizens of verona, gentlemen and gentlewomen of both houses, messengers, torchbearers, pages, guards, musicians, servants, and attendants

montague

• servant
• montague

capulets

• juliet
• capulet

Explanation:

Sort each character into the Montague or Capulet family based on their stated affiliations in the character list.

Answer:

Montague

• Romeo
• Montague
• Lady Montague
• Benvolio
• Balthasar
• Mercutio (affiliated with the Prince, but aligned with Montagues)
• Friar Laurence (neutral but aids Montague house)
• Friar John (works with Friar Laurence)

Capulets

• Juliet
• Capulet
• Lady Capulet
• Tybalt
• Nurse to Juliet
• Sampson
• Gregory
• Peter
• Abram (serving Montague? Correction: Abram is a Montague servant, moved to Montague column)
• An Old Man (Capulet family)
• An Apothecary (neutral, but sells to Romeo; not placed)
• Three Musicians (neutral, not placed)
• An Officer (neutral, not placed)
• Citizens of Verona (neutral, not placed)

Corrected Final Sorted List:

Montague

• Romeo
• Montague
• Lady Montague
• Benvolio
• Balthasar
• Mercutio
• Friar Laurence
• Friar John
• Abram

Capulets

• Juliet
• Capulet
• Lady Capulet
• Tybalt
• Nurse to Juliet
• Sampson
• Gregory
• Peter
• An Old Man (Capulet family)