Shakespeare’s play about the doomed romance of two teenagers from feuding families is the most famous love story ever written. First performed around 1596, Romeo and Juliet has been adapted as a ballet, an opera, the musical West Side Story, and a dozen films. Characters of William Shakespeare's tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet' are: - Montague, - Romeo, - Juliet, - Capulet. - Friar Lawrence - Mercutio - Benvolio Source: Britannica and Sparknotes