Romeo And Juliet And King And I
...Play one: The King and I
Significance of title-
Play Two: Romeo and Juliet
Significance of title- The Title Romeo and Juliet is about the two main characters in the play. The whole story and plot is based on these two individuals. So William Shakespeare gave the tile to his play based on the two main characters.
Major characters:
Play One: The King and I
Play Two: Romeo and Juliet
Cast of characters
Ruling house of Verona
Prince Escalus: Prince of Verona
Count Paris: Kin of Prince Escalus; desires to marry Juliet. Is killed by Romeo at the end of the play.
Mercutio: Kinsman of Prince Escalus and friend of Romeo; killed by Tybalt when Romeo interrupts their duel. His name derives from Mercury.
The Reconciliation of the Montagues and Capulets (1854) by Frederic Leighton
Capulets
Lord Capulet: Head of the house of Capulet.
Lady Capulet: Wife of Lord Capulet; wishes Juliet to marry Paris.
Juliet: Thirteen-year-old daughter of the Capulets; loves and marries Romeo.
Tybalt: Cousin of Juliet; angry and pugnacious; killed by Romeo, as vengeance for killing Mercutio. His nickname of "the Prince of Cats" may refer to the quarrelsome and vicious character of Tybalt the Cat in the fable cycle Reynard the Fox, which would have been well-known to Shakespeare's audience. Name derived from tyrant.
Servants
Nurse: Juliet's personal attendant and confidante: assists Juliet in her secret betrothal to Romeo.
Peter: Capulet servant, assistant of the nurse.
Sampson: Capulet servant; eager to fight the Montagues.
Gregory: Capulet servant.
Montagues
Montague: Head of the house of Montague.
Lady Montague: Wife of Lord Montague
Romeo: Son of the Montagues; loves and marries Juliet. Name comes from the word romance.
Benvolio: Cousin of Romeo. His name means "good will".
Servants
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