Characters Died In Romeo And Juliet, How Many Characters Have Died In Romeo And Juliet?

Characters Died In Romeo And Juliet: Romeo And Juliet is a popular love story by William Shakespeare and it is an important piece of fiction in the literature world as all the characters are significant, but unfortunately, many characters died in the story. To know more about, Characters who Died In Romeo And Juliet, read the article given below. 

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Romeo And Juliet

Romeo And Juliet is one of the world's most famous and tragic love story written by Shakespeare. Shakespeare is a popular English playwriter beyond many fictions; he also wrote many Sonnets and poetry. The original language of the tragic novel Romeo and Juliet is English, which first premiered in 1597 and came under the Shakespearean tragedy. Some of his tragic fictional works are Julius Ceaser, Antony, and Cleopatra, and some of his contemporary works are Hamlet and Elizabeth I. Romeo and Juliet belong to the roman traditions. The series comes under the First Quarto, and this story is a love subject with a tragic end. 

Characters Died In Romeo And Juliet   

In this Romeo and Juliet, six characters die, and they are, 

S.No Characters
1 Mercutio 
2 Tybalt
3 Lady Montague 
4 Count Paris
5 Romeo 
6 Juliet 

The reason behind the death of these characters are, 

Mercutio     

Mercutio is killed when Tybalt stabs him from under Romeo’s arm. However, some believe this was an accident since Tybalt may have been trying to kill Romeo instead. 

Tybalt    

Romeo kills Tybalt as he kills Mercutio, so Romeo takes revenge on him. 

Lady Montague    

Lady Montague died from heartbreak when she learned she had banished her son. 

Count Paris 

Count Paris was killed after being stabbed by Romeo in a duel.  

Romeo  

Romeo committed suicide by taking poison when he thought Juliet was dead, but if he had waited a bit longer, he would have seen her alive.

Juliet   

Juliet commits suicide by herself when she finds Romeo’s dead body.  

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Characters In Romeo And Juliet    

S.no 

Characters 

1.

Romeo 

2.

Juliet 

3.

Lady Montague 

4.

Count Paris 

5.

Tybalt    

6.

Mercutio     

7.

The Nurse 

8.

Rosaline 

9.

Benvolio 

10.

Friar Laurence 

Romeo And Juliet Plot 

The main plot of the tragic fiction Romeo And Juliet, is a tragic love story. The main characters, Romeo and Juliet, are enemies who fall in love. But unfortunately, they cannot be together due to their families' conflict. Because of this conflict, Romeo And Juliet kill themselves because they cannot cope with being separated. The main quotes of this story are, 

“Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say ‘ay’; And I will take thy word. Yet, if thou swears, thou mayst prove false …If that thy bent of love be honorable, thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow.”

This quotes are from scene 2, act 2 and this line is said by Juliet. 


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Characters Died In Romeo And Juliet - FAQs

1. Who is the author of this novel?

William Shakespeare is the author of this novel

2. How many characters are died? 

6 characters have died in this novel 

3. Is this a tragic story? 

Yes, this is the tragic story 

4. What are the contemporary works of Shakespeare? 

Elizabeth I and Hamlet are the contemporary works of Shakespeare

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