Romeo Montague is the only son of Lord and Lady Montague. He is deeply in love with Juliet Capulet. He is melodramatic, whiny, shallow, and falls in love very easily.
Country Paris is a relative of Prince Escalus. He wants to marry Juliet because he wants to be on good terms with Lord and Lady Capulet. He is annoying, whiny, eager for approval, full of himself, and ignorant. Romeo and Paris are both alike in social status, they both come from well known families and both of their families are very large and rich. Both Romeo and Paris are committed and noble. The two characters both also have a strong dislike