| Sampson | | Friend to Romeo and Juliet. Performed Romeo and Juliet's secret wedding ceremony |
| Gregory | | Juliet's cousin |
| Peter | | Montague's nephew. Romeo's cousin and friend |
| Mercutio | | Romeo's father. Lady Montague's husband. Enemy of Capulet |
| Page | | Servant at the house of Capulet. Hates the Montagues. |
| Tybalt | | Friar charged by Friar Lawrence for taking the news of Juliet's false death to Romeo in Montua |
| Abram | | Officer to Paris |
| Lady Capulet | | Juliet's father. Husband to Lady Capulet. Enemy of the Montague |
| Romeo | | Narrator offering commentary to the play's plot and themes |
| Chorus | | Romeo's mother. Montague's wife. Dies of grief after Romeo was kicked out of Verona |
| Benvolio | | Servant of Capulet. Hates the Montagues. |
| Balthasar | | Juliet's mother. Capulet's wife |
| Montague | | Capulet servant. Escorts the Nurse to meet with Romeo. |
| The Apothecary | | Son of Montague and Lady Montague. Secretly marries Juliet |
| Juliet | | Montague's servant. Fights with Sampson and Gregory |
| Escalus | | Romeo's love before he meets Juliet |
| Nurse | | Prince of Verona. Kinsman to Mercutio and Paris |
| Capulet | | Kinsman to the Prince. Romeo's close friend |
| Friar Lawrence | | Medicine seller in Montua. Sold poison to Romeo |
| Lady Montague | | Daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. Secretly marries Romeo |
| Friar John | | Romeo's servant. Brings Romeo the news of Juliet's death |
| Rosaline | | Caregiver to Juliet her whole life |