In Romeo and Juliet, to which two characters is Prince Escalus related?

Prince
Escalus, sovereign of Verona, is related to Countand , according to the text of Shakespeare's
. In those days a relative was often referred to as a "kinsman."
Paris is an important character because his request to marryfigures prominently in the plot.
Mercutio is one of the most interesting characters with his unpredictable nature and razor wit.
Both characters will end up dead.

Shakespeare indicated Prince Escalus's
relationship to Mercutio in 's explanation of the events which take place inin which both
Mercutio andare killed. In the aftermath of the bloodshed, Benvolio addressesby
saying,

O noble prince, I can discover all
The
unlucky manage of this fatal brawl.
There lies the man, slain by young ,
That
slew thy kinsman, brave Mercutio.

Benvolio is
referring to Tybalt as the man who "slew" (killed) the prince's kinsman, "brave
Mercutio."

 

Count Paris is also discovered
to be related to the prince inafter Romeo has killed him because of a misunderstanding over
Romeo's presence at Capulet's tomb. Paris has come to pay his respects to Juliet, who is
supposedly dead, and Romeo has come to commit suicide by her side. After killing Paris, Romeo
recognizes him and says,

In faith, I
will.Let me peruse this face.
Mercutios kinsman, noble County Paris!

It is probable that since Paris is
related to Mercutio, then he must also be related to Prince Escalus. This relationship is
confirmed later in the scene when the prince laments not only the deaths of Romeo and Juliet but
also his kinsmen (plural). Moreover, the prince chastises himself for not doing enough to end
the feud between the Montagues and Capulets:

See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That heaven finds means to kill
your joys with love,
And I, for winking at your discords too,
Have lost a
brace of kinsmen. All are punished.