Romeo and Juliet
Lady Montague
Romeo's mother
Romeo's gentle, anxious mother, who fears for her son in a city of drawn swords.
Lady Montague is the kinder half of the Montague household. She is tender, protective and frightened by the violence in the streets. When the opening riot is over, her first question is where her son is, and she is relieved to hear he did not fight.
She does not fully understand Romeo, but she loves him and wants him to be happy. She worries about his sadness along with her husband and gladly listens to Benvolio's account of where he was seen. She belongs to the older generation that watches the young people suffer without being able to help.
“O where is Romeo? Saw you him today? Right glad I am he was not at this fray.”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Lady Montague's part in this adaptation is small. She appears in the first riot scenes beside her husband, asks after Romeo, and hears about his mood from Benvolio. She is among the families who suffer when the feud turns into bloodshed.
Her son's banishment and death come at the center of the tragedy, and she shares in the grief that finally brings the two houses together. She represents what the feud has cost the families on both sides: parents who could not protect their children.
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