1. Characters
1.1. Romeo
1.1.1. Son of Montague and Lady Montague
1.1.2. Handsome
1.1.2.1. Intelligent
1.1.2.1.1. Sensative
1.1.3. 16 years old
1.1.4. Forbidden love with Juliet
1.1.5. Love is questionable
1.1.6. Rather die than be without Juliet
1.1.7. Devoted friend
1.2. Juliet
1.2.1. Daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet
1.2.2. 13 years old
1.2.3. Beautiful
1.2.3.1. Naïve
1.2.4. Forbidden love with Romeo
1.2.5. No freedom
1.2.6. Courageous
1.3. Friar Lawrence
1.3.1. Franciscan Friar
1.3.2. Romeo and Juliet's friend
1.3.3. Secretly marries Romeo and Juliet
1.3.4. Hopeful
1.3.5. Wants peace
1.4. Mercutio
1.4.1. Kinsman to the Prince
1.4.2. Romeo's closet friend
1.4.3. Imaginative
1.4.3.1. Witty
1.4.3.1.1. Satirical
1.4.4. Hotheaded
1.4.5. Hates pretentious people
1.4.6. Annoyed with Romeo's idea of love
1.5. Capulet
1.5.1. Patriarch of family
1.5.2. Juliet's father
1.5.3. Unexplained enemy of Montague
1.5.4. Loves his daughter
1.5.4.1. Thinks she is foolish
1.5.5. Commands respect and propriety
1.5.6. Angers easily
1.6. Lady Capulet
1.6.1. Juliet's mother
1.6.1.1. Capulet's wife
1.6.2. Married very young
1.6.3. Wants Juliet to marry Paris
1.6.4. Ineffectual mother
1.6.4.1. Relies heavily on the nurse for support
1.7. Montague
1.7.1. Patriarch of family
1.7.1.1. Romeo's father
1.7.2. Enemy of Capulet
1.7.3. Very concerned about Romeo's melencholy
1.8. Lady Montague
1.8.1. Romeo's mother
1.8.1.1. Wife of Montague
1.8.2. Dies of grief after Romeo is exiled
1.9. Benvolio
1.9.1. Romeo's cousin
1.9.2. Very thoughtful
1.9.3. Tries to diffuse violence in public
1.9.3.1. Very angry in private
1.9.4. Wants to help Romeo get his mind off of Rosaline
1.10. Tybalt
1.10.1. Capulet
1.10.2. Juliet's cousin on her mother's side
1.10.3. Vain
1.10.3.1. Fashionable
1.10.4. Aggressive
1.10.4.1. Violent
1.10.5. A lot of pride
1.10.6. Hates Montagues
2. Themes
2.1. Love
2.1.1. Causes Violence
2.1.1.1. Thoughts of suicide between characters
2.1.1.2. Ends in tragedy
2.1.2. Romantic/passionate
2.1.3. Overpowering
2.1.4. Supersedes all other value/loyalties/emotions
2.2. Individual versus Society
2.2.1. Struggle against public and social institutions
2.2.2. Fighting against their own families
2.2.3. Breaking loyalty and honor
2.2.4. Completely forgetting about social civility
2.2.4.1. Always fighting in public
2.3. Inevitability of Fate
2.3.1. "Star-crossed lovers"
2.3.1.1. Fate controls their destiny
2.3.2. Characters are well aware of fate
2.3.2.1. Characters constantly seeing omens
2.3.3. Romeo and Juliet's defiance
2.3.4. Determined to spend eternity with each other
2.3.5. Unavoidable outcome
3. Setting
3.1. Verona
3.1.1. Northern Italy
3.2. Mantua
3.2.1. Northern Italy
3.3. Renaissance
3.3.1. 14th-15th centuries