Leontes van de Montague

Leontes van de Montague is the father of Tybalt and Romeo, is the former husband of Lady Portia, and was originally thought to be the main antagonist of Romeo X Juliet, before the true nature of Ophelia was revealed.

History
Leontes was born the son of a prostitute and as a boy, he was shown to have grown up in harsh conditions. Leontes' mother died while he was very young. In her dying words, she revealed to Leontes that he was the son of a nobleman of House Capulet and lamented that, in a better life, they may have lived as nobles. Upon hearing this, Leontes swore vengeance on the whole of House Capulet. After her death, Leontes was placed into the care of a member of House Montague, and from then, he proceeded to poison and murder his way up the ladder of inheritance until he became the head of House Montague.

Later in his life at a ball, Leontes approached a daughter of House Capulet and a bond of love grew between them. However, Leontes left the woman, who would eventually become mother to Tybalt, in favor of marrying Portia Clemenzia de Ebe, and together, they had a son, Romeo Candore De Montague. However, Portia would eventually leave him, after growing hateful of his tyrannical displays of power over the people.

Character
Leontes is most strongly characterized by his strong hate of any mentioning of the House Capulet. He rules the people of Neo Verona with an iron will, executing the use of the Carabinieri to quell any rebellion among the people.