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*'''Monty''': a reference to the Montague family in Romeo and Juliet, as is much of Veronaville.
*'''[[Romeo Monty]]''': Romeo is a titular character in the famous Romeo and Juliet. He falls in love with his enemies' daughter, but is later banished when he accidentally kills Tybal in a street brawl. His plans to meet Juliet are mixed up, and the play ends with their deaths.
*'''[[Mercutio Monty]]''' (Romeo's brother): Mercutio is the witty friend of Romeo, and kinsman to the Prince, in Romeo and Juliet. He is killed by Tybalt, who is later killed by Romeo.
*'''[[Claudio Monty]]''' (Romeo's father): Shakespeare has two characters named Claudio: The lord of Florence in Much Ado About Nothing, and a gentleman in Measure for Measure.
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*'''[[Proteus Pantalone]]''' (Romeo's paternal great-great grandfather): Proteus is Julia's lover in Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona.
*'''[[Julia Pantalone]]''' (Romeo's paternal great-great grandmother): Julia was the beloved of Proteus in Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona.
*'''Zanni''' can refer to either the archetype comic servant of the Commedia dell'arte or various stereotypical servant characters of the same genre. The English word "zany" is derived from "Zanni".
*'''[[Lucio Zanni]]''' (Romeo's paternal great-great grandfather):Lucio Gentleman and friend to Claudio in the
*'''[[Overdone Zanni]]''' (Romeo's paternal great-great grandmother): pun to mean Overdone Zanni
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