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*'''[[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.

*'''[[Olivia Monty]]''' (Romeo's mother): Olivia is one of the main characters in the play "Twelfth Night."

*'''[[Antonio Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal uncle): Antonio is the title character in Shakespeare’s "The Merchant of Venice." He is a middle-aged bachelor and merchant by trade who has his financial interests tied up in overseas shipments when the play begins. Antonio could also refer to "Twelfth Night," in which Antonio meets and falls in love with Sebastian, who unfortunately for him doesn't return the feeling. Antonio is also the name of Hero and Beatrice's uncle in "Much Ado About Nothing" the stand-in Duke of Milan and brother of Prospero in "The Tempest. In total, seven of Shakespeare's plays feature characters called Antonio, making it the most commonly used name in his work.

*'''[[Hero Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal aunt via marriage): Hero falls in love with Claudio in "Much Ado About Nothing." She is wronged by Don John and Borachio, and is abandoned at the altar by Claudio so fakes her death until her name is cleared.

*'''[[Beatrice Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal cousin): Beatrice is a central character in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." In the play, she falls in love with the character Benedick, whom is not her brother.

*'''[[Benedick Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal cousin): Benedick is a central character in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." In the play, he falls in love with Beatrice, who was not his sister in the play.

*'''[[Bianca Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal aunt): Bianca is the younger sister of Katherine in "The Taming of the Shrew." She is loved by Gremio and Hortensio, and eventually marries Lucentio. In "Othello," Bianca is Cassio's mistress.

*'''[[Patrizio Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal grandfather): Patrizio's character is a spoof of the patriarch of the Montague family in "Romeo and Juliet." His name is made to sound similar to Patriarch.

*'''[[Isabella Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal grandmother): is the virtuous central female character in "Measure for Measure": a novice nun who pleads to Angelo for the life of her brother Claudio.

 

'''[[Capitano Family]]''' :

 

 

'''[[Pantalone Family]]''' : (Has to do Zanni) impoverished man and hired servant of one of the other characters, typically Pantalone

*'''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".

 

== [[Capp family]] ==

'''[[Caesar Family]]''': (Has to do with Julius Caesar)

*'''[[Julius Caesar]]''' (Contessa's Paternal Grandfather) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare,

 

'''[[Gale Family]]''': A Gale is a strong wind

'''[[Thebe Family]]''': Thebe is a location in Greece

*'''[[Andromache Thebe]]''' (Consort's Mother) Andromache was the daughter of Eetion, the King of Thebe, and wife of Hector in Greek mythology.

*'''[[Queen Thebe]]''' (Consort's Maternal Grandmother) Queen Thebe is a reference to the unnamed wife of Eetion, Greek king of Thebe. Her name suggests royalty in the Capp bloodline.

*'''[[Eetion Thebe]]''' (Consort's Maternal Grandfather) Eetion was the king of Thebe in Greek mythology.

*'''[[Fae Summerdream]]''' (Titania's Mother) In Greek mythology, fairies or elves

*'''[[Elvin Summerdream]]''' (Titania's Father) (Elven or Elf) is a creature of Germanic mythology; they were originally thought of as a race of minor nature and fertility gods

*'''[[Pistol Summerdream]]''' (Titania's Maternal Grandfather) Pistol was a hot-headed commoner in the historical play 'Henry V.' He was known for being a bit of a lush, and often challenged people to fights for little reason.

 

 

'''[[Gossamer Family]]'''

*'''[[Sprite Gossamer]]''' (Oberon's Father) elf-like creatures, including fairies, dwarves, and the likes of it

*'''[[Nym Gossamer]]''' (Oberon's Maternal Grandmother) a Corporal in Shakespeare's play Henry V

 

 

'''[[Bramble Family]]''' Bramble refers to thorny plants of the genus

*'''[[Bob Bramble]]''' (Oberon's Paternal Grandfather) an eponymous main character of the sprite comic

 

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