Romeo
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Romeo Montague ( ) is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest named Friar Laurence.
Key facts
- Character.name
- Romeo Montague
- Character.series
- Romeo and Juliet
- Character.caption
- The balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet as depicted by Ford Madox Brown (1869–70).
- Character.creator
- William Shakespeare
- Character.based_on
- Romeus, from The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet (1562)
- Character.first_major
- Romeo and Juliet
- Character.spouse
- Juliet Capulet
- Character.nationality
- Italian
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Romeo by Bianchini.JPG
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- name in native language
- Romeo Montecchi
- name
- Ромео Монтекки
- Commons category
- Romeo (character)
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Romeo Montague ( ) is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest named Friar Laurence.
When Romeo was forced into exile after slaying Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, in a duel, Friar Laurence gives Juliet a sleeping potion that makes her seem dead for 42 hours and sent a letter to Romeo, but it never reached him. Romeo dies by suicide upon hearing falsely of Juliet's death. Juliet later dies upon waking to find Romeo dead.