okay more genuine FAQ here this one is actually serious, iâve had ppl saying they donât know the character they got so just brief descriptions of whoâs who if youâre curious and unfamiliar all explained in terms i think tumblr users will understand
romeo montague- okay no one who got romeo or juliet asked who they were, but just for clarification, romeoâs a bit of a drama queen guy who falls in love fast and hard with pretty much anyone. before juliet he was head over heels for this girl rosaline, and i bet you if this play werenât a tragedy that romeo would be in love with a different girl by the end. heâs pretty emo too, he writes poetry in his notebook, he complains to his friends over how lovesick he is, heâs, yknow, a weird teen. if he were alive today heâd have a fursona and listen to nightcore angel with a shotgun.
juliet capulet- sheâs a 13 y/o girl who is⌠damn i wasnât gonna talk about tragedy and themes for the character descs but itâs hard not to for her; she was robbed of the chance to find herself by dying so young & she was dealing with a lot of expectations being put on her. sheâs a kid living out a wattpad fantasy yknow? sheâs pretty optimistic and trusting, but also she knows what she wants- sheâs arranged to marry this guy, paris, and she absolutely refuses. getting with romeoâs a little act of teen rebellion and giddy excitement to actually be with someone who likes her. if she were alive today sheâd read a lot of x reader fanfiction and probably have a picrew icon of her or an oc.
benvolio montague- romeoâs cousin, one of the more reasonable guys. if youâre familiar with hamlet, think horatio. heâs not a stick in the mud or anything, i mean heâs hanging out with romeo and mercutio i donât think you could be a stick in the mud and survive being near them. he still gets into fights and stuff, but he knows how to suck up to authority when he has to. he tries to keep romeo on the right track and all, but romeoâs too busy sighing and doodling hearts to actually do anything. if he were alive today heâd be the one telling romeo and mercutio to just block people online and move on (but when he does that himself he always tries to say something before he blocks the other person so he gets the last word)
mercutio- my personal favorite character, romeo and benvolioâs friend, kinsman of the prince. he makes puns, pokes fun at romeoâs angst, gets into fights, makes more puns, and dies. he makes puns as heâs bleeding out, never before has someone committed to the bit this hard. heâs loyal to his friends, but being neither montague nor capulet, heâs actually pretty chill with both families. he loves to go off on weird tangents & have wordplay competitions with romeo. heâs got that sorta dancing through life attitude. some sans undertale energy if you will. if he were alive today heâd make videos and only pin hate comments and respond to them like âdamn are we about to kiss rn đłâ
tybalt capulet- julietâs cousin, and once again remember we are talking about a play from 1597, who has a crush on her. heâs known to be rather quick to provoke. after the whole incident of romeo sneaking into the capulet party, he swears to get revenge and tries to challenge him to a fight. whenever i think of tybalt thereâs this video that comes to mind of a pomeranian dog snarling and growling and biting. im sure heâs normally fine, weâre just seeing him when heâs going through it so we donât have that much normalcy to compare him to, but julietâs really upset when he dies so they were close at least? if he were alive today heâd be the guy leaving the hate comments on mercutioâs videos & getting irrationally angry at people online over fandom discourse.
julietâs nurse- pretty much raised juliet- yes juliet does have a mother, but sheâs closer to her nurse- oh, and not like, a medical nurse. nurse as in she nursed juliet when she was a baby. she had a kid herself one, though that kid passed away, so julietâs even more of a surrogate daughter than she already was. sheâs a bit of a comic relief character, like mercutio, often going off on long tangents, and making a few raunchy jokes, but sheâs also one of the only people who knows romeo and juliet get married- she helps arrange for them to meet. her scene reacting to julietâs âdeathâ is heartbreaking though- and itâs the last scene sheâs in. if she were alive today sheâd be looking after juliet and telling her weird stories that juliet would find boring at the time but later after sheâd grown up would reflect on like âwhat the fuck did she mean by thatâ
friar laurence- the guy who marries romeo and juliet & the guy who comes up with the âfake your deathâ idea. it wouldâve worked, too, had it not been for the other friar who went to give romeo the letter explaining the situation being stopped from delivering the letter by the plague. he gives romeo a good pep talk, hides him when he is first banished for a little bit- heâs a kind and wise old man whoâs just trying his best to help some kids out⌠but it doesnât really work out that way. if he were alive today heâs be making those youtube videos where an expert in a certain field gives advice to people about that field.
also since some ppl were wondering: romeo, juliet, mercutio, and tybalt die. the other three live. thereâs also a guy named paris who dies but he didnât fit the theming of the quiz i donât think so he wasnât included, and i couldnât come up with anything for the prince and lord/lady capulet/montague, of which only lady montague dies.
also also i would love any further chances to infodump so questions are not only allowed but encouraged-
