# Montague — Romeo and Juliet character guide

> Montague in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

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

**First appearance:** 0003-act-i-scene-i

## Who they are

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

## Relationships

### [Tybalt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/characters/tybalt)

_rivalry_

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

## In the story

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-i-scene-i)

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

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romeo_and_juliet_se/chapters/act-v-scene-iii)

Reveals his wife's death from grief and reconciles with Capulet.

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