Romeo

Also known as Romeo Montague

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.

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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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Image: Romeo by Bianchini.JPG

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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.