Romeo and Juliet · Character

Montague

Romeo's father and head of the Montague family, locked in feud with the Capulets.

minor

Also known as Old Montague, vile Montague, Exeunt Montague, Sweet Montague, the Montague

First appearance: Scene I

Montague's tie to Tybalt is one of the pressures that moves Romeo and Juliet—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Engages in the feud, but later expresses concern over Romeo's strange behavior.

Montague first appears in 0003 act i scene i.

With Tybalt (rivalry): Montague, Romeo's father, is the patriarch of the family locked in a deadly feud with Tybalt's Capulets.

In Scene I: Engages in the feud, but later expresses concern over Romeo's strange behavior.

Later, in Scene III: Reveals his wife's death from grief and reconciles with Capulet.

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