Being the protagonist of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a youth, whose parents are Lord and Lady Capulet, the heads of the powerful Montague family, enemies of the Capulet, in the city of Verona. In this play, although not directly stated, Romeo’s age is to be around 15-18 years of age. Romeo is seen to be extremely popular in the Montague family, but that is possibly because he is the son of Lord Montague.
Romeo is also seen as a passionate lover, because when he loves, he loves passionately. This is seen when he falls in love with not only Juliet, but also Rosaline. Romeo is also seen to have extremely faithful friends, such as Mercuito and Benvolio, who tells Romeo to forget Rosaline because there are more beautiful girls out there in the world.
Throughout the play, Romeo never communicated with his parents, which makes you assume that Romeo either dislikes his parents or his parents are just too busy. He also seems to tell his inner feelings to Friar Lawrence, which makes the Friar not only a fatherly figure, but also solution for any trouble he has, such as when he loves Juliet but doesn’t know what to do.
Because William Shakespeare has to appeal to all the classes in English Hierarchy, in the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo represents the higher, noble class of the Hierarchy.
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