Role Play
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
About this book
Verona, where two households wake to old grudges and the summer heat carries knives. Five days separate a masked ball from a tomb — walk in, and see what you can change.
Characters in this book
- RomeoSlender, graceful youth; eyes clouded by melancholy | Dreamy, intense, and prone to sudden, volatile passion
- Julietslight, youthful frame | bright, starlit eyes | quiet grace masking intense, deep passion
- Nursestout, matronly, gap-toothed | earthy, bustling, and deeply devoted | rambles with bawdy, maternal affection
- MercutioLean, agile, and restless | A mercurial, witty presence | Rapid-fire, mocking wordplay
- CapuletSturdy, aging patriarch in a long gown | Boisterous and volatile | Reminisces about his own youth
- Tybaltlean, agile, and perpetually armed | volatile, aggressive, and fiercely loyal | hand always on his sword hilt
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