...Isn’t it strangely humorous how the man who’s responsible for Romeo’s death, that his own death is caused by Romeo. That of course is Mercutio. Mercutio is one of the unlikely suspects to who is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death, as Mercutio has done many good things to Romeo. He defended him against Tybalt, even fought against Tybalt to prevent Romeo from having to duel him. Although that’s also where it went wrong. Mercutio fighting Tybalt to defend Romeo is probably the worst thing he could have done for Romeo as he himself is killed by Tybalt as he is stabbed when Romeo tries to break up the fight. Romeo is then struck by the feeling of guilt and revenge which makes him kill Tybalt leading to his banishment. Although that is not...
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...The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a very dreamy story at first until one thing goes wrong and then everyone starts dying. Romeo and Juliet are the lovers that end up committing suicide for each other. Mercutio is the best friend that sets off the story by dying first. Tybalt is the main reason why Mercutio dies and the Friar Lawrence brought Romeo and Juliet together in hope it would end the feud between the families. The Capulets and the Montagues...
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...Is Mercutio Bipolar? Have you ever encountered someone with bipolar disorder? In the play “Romeo and Juliet” two star crossed lovers are cursed with an unfortunate fate. Juliet, a young Capulet women, falls for Romeo whom belongs to the rival household; The Montagues. Romeo’s closest companion, Mercutio, is believed to be bipolar. Bipolar disorder is an illness that can cause mood swings, leaving you feeling depressed one moment and cheerful the next. This was shown through Mercutio's character interaction. Mercutio suffers from bipolar disorder in the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, therefore illustrating Shakespeare incorporated foreshadowing of devastating events through Mercutio's character traits. Firstly, Mercutio expresses bipolar qualities in his dying scene. In Act 3 Mercutio goes from being a violent to a more comical character. This scene first starts with an argument between houses, Mercutio ends with getting stabbed and killed by Tybalt. A scholarly article states “In this scene of his death, Mercutio proves to have a quick temper and a dangerous love mockery” (The Facts On File Companion to Shakespeare). This shows how quickly his...
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...This scene starts with Mercutio and Benvolio making small talk with each other, when the Capulets approach towards Mercutio and Benvolio. Mercutio was teasing Tybalt in some type of way, which has triggered Tybalt to brawl against each other. The consequence was of Mercutio's death, “O Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio is dead!”(3.1.117). While Mercutio is badly wounded, everyone around him believes that he is playing around. Mercutio has gotten so much anger in him he put a curse on both the households. Once Mercutio has passed, Romeo is absolutely livid and goes to challenge Tybalt, “Now, Tybalt, take the “villain” back again. That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio's soul...Either thou or I, or both, must go with him”(3.1.121-125). Both...
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...on how the characters of 'Romeo and Juliet’ change in Act 3 Scene 1. The characters I will be analysing are Romeo, Mercutio, Tybalt and Benvolio. In the following scene, Tybalt is provoked by Mercutio to begin a fight. Romeo tried to avoid this situation by hinting to Tybalt the reason Romeo refuses to fight him. This leads to the death of Mercutio and Tybalt. In previous scenes Shakespeare presents Romeo as a defensive character. ‘’I do protest, I never injure thee’. The word ‘protest’ shows us that Romeo has a point and wants to make it clear without Tybalt misunderstanding him! Romeo uses the word ‘never which instantly tells us that Romeo has never harmed Tybalt in any way. He says this calmly but it only makes Tybalt angrier as it only makes him want to prove that Romeo isn’t an innocent sweet guy. Throughout Act 3 Scene 1, Romeo seems to want to avoid the fight and stop it from occurring. ‘’Tybalt, the reason I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage’’. Romeo tries to make Tybalt understand that Romeo has to love him and Romeo doesn’t fight the ones he loves. The words ‘have to’ suggest to us that if Romeo wasn’t married to Juliet then he wouldn’t ‘have to’ love Tybalt. Therefore, there could have been a chance that Romeo didn’t have any doubt in fighting Tybalt. This reason excuses Romeo from the fight however it doesn’t excuse Mercutio from the fight which could also be the reason to his death. In Act 3 Scene 1, Romeo tends to remain calm throughout...
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...Fight, Deaths, and BANISHMENT?!?!?! We are here to observe the aftermath of the fight of Tybalt of the Capulets and Romeo of the Montagues. Tragically there are two dead and one banished. The two that are dead are Mercutio of the Montagues and Tybalt of the Capulets. The one banished is Romeo of the Montagues banished by Prince Escalus. Now we are going to interview both sides of the story with the Capulets and Montagues. We are going to meet with one of the people who witnessed this fight. Benvolio: “Me and my friend Mercutio were casually strolling and then Tybalt then came up to us and said that he needed a word with one of us”. Benvolio told us that Tybalt was asking where Romeo was and that he wanted to speak with Romeo. Benvolio: When Romeo came Tybalt began to argue, then Tybalt calls Romeo a villain and something in Mercutio and both Tybalt and Mercutio began to fight....
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...tragic plays is Romeo and Juliet. Within this play Shakespeare takes characters, events and themes to model human behaviours. Within Act III, Scene I it displays both characters and events that demonstrate human behaviour. When Tybalt and Romeo quarrel and Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt, it all ends tragically with Tybalt slaying Mercutio. Within Act III, Scene I this is revealed by the way the characters are portrayed within the scene with the different personality types for each of the characters. Human behaviour is also modelled with the events that occur and who the characters react to the situations that occur within the scene. The themes of death and haste also occur within the Act III, Scene I and these themes which relate back to human behaviour in through the events and the way the characters react. Looking at characters, events and themes in depth the audience can see how within this tragic scene human behaviours are explored within the text. The characters within Romeo and Juliet all have completely different personality types. Mercutio is a believable character as he represents a care free character that is not afraid to do or say what he likes, in a way he just does not care what people think of him. In Act III, Scene I Benvolio warns that the Capulet’s are coming and that they should move off the street. Mercutio replies with “By my heel, I care not”, which means that he does not care they are coming. Later in the scene Tybalt and Mercutio are arguing about...
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...Mercutio is one of the most unique characters in Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet". His language is always powerful and imaginative. He represents many different things in the play and holds an important role. Both of these categories will be explored in this essay, among other things. First of all, Mercutio is Romeo's friend. He is neither Montague, nor Capulet. Therefore, he has not been born into a feud and really has no side. However, his bond with Romeo does make him associated with the Montagues. Mercutio's character stands out from the rest because of his energy in everything he does and says. He is very fun loving and has a genuine love for life. He is living his life on the edge and always looking for something new and exciting to do. He is constantly playing on words, using two or more meanings. Romeo once describes him as, "A gentlemen…who loves to hear himself talk." As displayed in his Queen Mab speech in Act I Scene iv, he is very imaginative. He describes in intimate detail everything about a little world he has imagined. He creates this miniature society which he uses to explain how we get our dreams. In that same scene, Mercutio reveals to the audience how he believes one should chase after what is desired. He tells Romeo to not be afraid to take charge saying: "If love be rough with you, then be rough with love." Mercutio teases Romeo, in Act I Scene iv: "Romeo! Humours! Madman! Passion! Lover! Appear though in the likeness of a sigh." This shows how Mercutio...
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...During the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Tybalt Capulet, Juliet’s cousin, kills Romeos best friend Mercutio in Act 3 Scene 1. The fight starts with Tybalt looking for Romeo to confront him about going to his uncles party and then tries to kill Romeo before Mercutio steps in and is killed by Tybalt. Although Tybalt kills Mercutio, is he really the one to blame for causing Mercutio’s death? Tybalt is the nephew of Lord Capulet, Juliet’s father. He is very skilled at fighting and had attended several schools for sword fighting. Tybalt is highly short tempered and doesn’t like people insulting him or his family causing him to get into a lot of fights. Because of his urges to fight people often refer to him as the prince of cats....
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...Monday, May 30th, 2011 Footage of Mercutio and Tybalt Fighting. Riot Breaks Out in the Streets of Verona Rachel Walker, Staff Reporter Tuesday, March, 16th, 1623 As the sun shone mid afternoon in the streets of Verona, Italy, on Corso Cavour Blvd, Tybalt and his kinsmen approached Mercutio and Benvolio. It was said that Tybalt was to fight against Romeo but Mercutio felt that Romeo wasn’t a worthy of opponent so he took it upon himself to fight Tybalt. From then, Mercutio and Tybalt drew out their swords and began to fight. They fought until Tybalt had killed Mercutio. Another member of the Montague’s was spotted at the scene of this event by the name of Benvolio Vicinato. He told reporter, Rachel Walker that Romeo was seen trying to stop the fight which caused Tybalt to kill Mercutio. He told reporters that Romeo was so enraged at the fact that Mercutio had died that he fought against Tybalt. Reporters say that Romeo had killed Tybalt during the fight. “Romeo is not the kind of person to fight against anyone, especially someone like Tybalt. It was a shock to see that he had killed Tybalt”, said Benvolio. According to an eye witness at the scene of the crime, Capulet and Lady Capulet had arrived to see what had happened. Lady Capulet saw her dear nephew dead and told Capulet to banish whoever was responsible for the death. After much investigation, police had found out that Romeo had killed Tybalt and that Tybalt had killed Mercutio. Therefore it was said that Capulet...
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...happy if there is no sadness?” (I, a Night Owl). The play “Romeo and Juliet” was written in 1596 by William Shakespeare. This was during the Elizabethan era. “Romeo and Juliet” is a play about two young people who fall in-love however it ends tragically. It is also about loyalty, family, and friendship. Mercutio and Romeo are two characters in the play that are friends and both accentuate each other's personalities. William Shakespeare uses the positive uplifting Mercutio as a foil of the pessimistic romantic Romeo to highlight him as the tragic hero of the play. People get along better when they have things in common. Romeo and Mercutio have a few similar traits. They both are alike in how they speak so deeply about what they believe to be true. Mercutio and Romeo are both dramatic. They are also loyal to each other. When Tybalt threatens Romeo, Mercutio is angered and stands up for Romeo. Quote Romeo does the same when he avenges Mercutio’s death. Even though they share similarities they do have many differences. These...
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...Friar Lawrence, and Mercutio. All these characters were introduced in the interest of stimulating destiny. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, there are a few members that show fate’s hand in play. Of those individuals, Mercutio is shown to be the most prominent. With Mercutio persuading Romeo at the Capulet party, having divine right, and an influential death, he has most impacted the theme of fate in Romeo and Juliet. The first way that Mercutio is the representative of fate is seen where he pushed Romeo to attend the Capulet soiree. During the beginning of the play, Mercutio and Romeo are walking towards the Capulet masque. While they are walking, Romeo starts to doubt if he should go at all. Mercutio counters this by saying...
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...As they walk in the street under the boiling sun, Benvolio suggests to Mercutio that they go indoors, fearing that a brawl will be unavoidable should they encounter Capulet men. Mercutio replies that Benvolio has as quick a temper as any man in Italy, and should not criticize others for their short fuses. Tybalt enters with a group of cronies. He approaches Benvolio and Mercutio and asks to speak with one of them. Annoyed, Mercutio begins to taunt and provoke him. Romeo enters. Tybalt turns his attention from Mercutio to Romeo, and calls Romeo a villain. Romeo, now secretly married to Juliet and thus Tybalt’s kinsman, refuses to be angered by Tybalt’s verbal attack. Tybalt commands Romeo to draw his sword. Romeo protests that he has good reason to love Tybalt, and does not wish to fight him. He asks that until Tybalt knows the reason for this love, he put aside his sword. Mercutio angrily draws his sword and declares with biting wit that if Romeo will not fight Tybalt, he will. Mercutio and Tybalt begin to fight. Romeo, attempting to restore peace, throws himself between the combatants. Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo’s arm, and as Mercutio falls, Tybalt and his men hurry away. Mercutio dies, cursing both the Montagues and the Capulets: “A plague o’ both your houses” (3.1.87), and still pouring forth his wild witticisms: “Ask for me tomorrow, and / you shall find me a grave man” (3.1.93–94). Enraged, Romeo declares that his love for Juliet has made him effeminate, and that he...
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...Romeo and Juliet Love is one of the most powerful human experiences. It is what makes life most worth living and it has started wars and destroyed families. There are many forms in love; universal, romantic, religious, erotic, platonic, friendly, brotherly, familial love, etc. But, what was Romeo and Juliet’s type love? Romeo and Juliet's love is romantic love which is “the highest expression of spiritual longings, the source of feelings that reach an unparalleled depth and intensity. The key to this notion is the idea of love as a function of "sympathetic imagination," the capacity to enter into another's feelings, enabling the move toward a basic unity of self and other.”(Source D) In the play Romeo and Juliet, the theme of love was the reason for the many decisions made. William Shakespeare portrays just how serious, even dangerous, love can be and how a huge role it played throughout the story in time, decision making, and even death. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, time plays a crucial part in Romeo and Juliet's love. Everywhere in the book everyone is always rushing. “Haste” is the word that was constantly used; meaning swiftness, speed, or quickness. You would even say that Romeo and Juliet’s marriage was rushed. For example: “Then plainly...
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...GCSE COURSEWORK- ROMEO & JULIET For my Romeo and Juliet coursework I will try to answer the question: Shakespeare uses many dramatic devices to ensure that Romeo and Juliet is a play full of violence, conflict and tension. With the focus on Act 3 Scene 1, how are these techniques developed by Shakespeare through language, setting and plot? The very hopeful tone of Act II where Romeo and Juliet got married changes dramatically at the beginning of Act III as Romeo becomes entangled in the brutal conflict between the two families. The searing heat “day is hot”, flaring tempers “mad blood stirring” and sudden violence of this scene is a abrupt contrast with the romantic, peaceful previous night. The play reaches a dramatic climax as Romeo and Juliet’s private world clashes with the public feud with tragic consequences- death of Mercutio and Tybalt. Mercutio’s death becomes the catalyst for the tragic turn the play takes from this point onwards. The choice of the setting plays a big part in the development of this tragic turn. Shakespeare shifts the setting from the privacy of Friar Lawrence’s cell where Romeo and Juliet got married to a public place where friends, honour and family ties hold sway. This setting shows that innocent people are getting hurt because of all this feuding; “civil blood makes civil hands unclean”. On top of that it suggests that the families’ feud has reached its ultimatum-it has gone from private to public. We also get the feeling that they are...
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