Romeo Montague

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fictional character literary character male character protagonist tragic hero

Romeo Montague is the passionate young lover and tragic protagonist of William Shakespeare’s play "Romeo and Juliet," whose forbidden romance ends in mutual death.

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Romeo 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
male character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ
age teenager ⓘ
appearsInWork Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
associatedTheme family feud ⓘ
fate ⓘ
impulsiveness ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
young love ⓘ
banishedBy Prince Escalus ⓘ
causeOfDeath suicide by poison ⓘ
characterTrait emotional ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ
passionate ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
creator William Shakespeare ⓘ
deathMotive believes Juliet is dead ⓘ
diesIn Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
surface form: Romeo and Juliet, Act 5
enemyFamily House of Capulet ⓘ
familyName Montague ⓘ
firstAppearance Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
surface form: Romeo and Juliet, Act 1
genreOfWork tragedy ⓘ
givenName Romeo Montague self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Romeo
hasCousin Benvolio ⓘ
hasFamily House of Montague ⓘ
hasFather Lord Montague ⓘ
hasFriend Friar Laurence ⓘ
Mercutio ⓘ
hasMother Lady Montague ⓘ
inLoveWith Juliet Capulet ⓘ
kills Tybalt ⓘ
languageOfWork Early Modern English ⓘ
legalConsequence banished from Verona ⓘ
loveInterest Juliet Capulet ⓘ
marriageOfficiant Friar Laurence ⓘ
nationality Italian (fictional setting) ⓘ
notableQuote But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? ⓘ
O, I am fortune’s fool! ⓘ
relationshipToTybalt kills Juliet’s cousin Tybalt in a duel ⓘ
secretlyMarries Juliet Capulet ⓘ
settingCity Verona ⓘ
timeOfWork late 16th century (date of composition) ⓘ
workForm stage play ⓘ

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Romeo and Juliet (1936 film) → character → Romeo Montague ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romeo
Romeo Beckham → givenName → Romeo Montague ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romeo
Romeo Crennel → givenName → Romeo Montague ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romeo
Romeo Montague → givenName → Romeo Montague self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romeo
Romeo + Juliet → leadCharacter → Romeo Montague ⓘ
Romeo and Juliet → mainCharacter → Romeo Montague ⓘ
Leonardo DiCaprio → portrayed → Romeo Montague ⓘ