There are lots of characters in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Take an in-depth look at the main ones identifying their key attributes and relationships and analysing their part in the play.

The popularity of star-crossed lovers is anything but tragic — we relish in the misfortune of the characters and celebrate when, against all odds, the two manage to find a way. The most famous pair is ...

CORRECTION (Sept. 23, 9:40 a.m.): The original analysis left out the character of Lord Capulet in “Romeo and Juliet,” affecting some of the line counts for characters in the play as a result.

Lois Leveen has built a story around these scanty facts. “Juliet’s Nurse” tells “Romeo and Juliet” from the character’s point of view, turning Shakespeare’s central characters into ...

This show give more depth to the characters we already know from “Romeo and Juliet” while also introducing new ones, including William Shakespeare and his wife, Anne Hathaway, who questions ...

This stylized film of Shakespeare’s masterpiece from the National Theatre celebrates the theatrical imagination. In this contemporary retelling, a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring ...

When it comes to having a voice, Shakespeare’s Juliet finds hers by way of New York Times–bestselling author Chloe Gong. Gong landed her first hit while still a college senior at the University of ...

On the other hand, the show pokes fun at parts of “Romeo and Juliet” that would shock a 21st century audience, like Juliet being 13 years old when she met, fell in love with, and married Romeo ...