Mercutio's Role In Romeo And Juliet

“Nay, gentle, Romeo, we must have you dance.” Mercutio says this in Act I, Scene IV, Verse 13 of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, trying to persuade Romeo to attend the Capulet’s party. Because of Mercutio’s insistent coaxing, Romeo goes to the party, where he meets Juliet, the love of his life. His love for her would eventually be the death of him. Without Mercutio to persuade Romeo to go to the party, he never would have met Juliet, and consequently never would have died. As such, the minor characters in this Shakespearean play have a large impression on the storyline, including Mercutio’s sway on Romeo, the Nurse’s impact on Juliet, and the conflict created by Tybalt and Prince Escalus. First described in the list of characters at the beginning of this play as “friend of Romeo,” Mercutio plays a substantial role in Romeo and Juliet. Friends typically have a sizable influence of our decisions, and Mercutio displays this several times. One of which is when Mercutio is trying to persuade Romeo to attend the Capulet’s party in Act I, Scene IV. He has noticed that because of Romeo’s heartsickness over Rosaline, Romeo often acts depressed and tries to distance himself from …show more content…
She first helps Juliet with her relationship starting in Act II, Scene IV, Verse 164, when she delivers Juliet’s message that Romeo had better not be leading her on, and then continues to help in Scene V from Act II by delivering Romeo’s proposal of marriage to her. Through the Nurse’s actions to help out our young couple, we begin to believe that she is a trustworthy character. But we find out near the middle of the play that she really isn’t. The Nurse has in mind what she thinks is best for Juliet; but Juliet isn’t in love with Count Paris, and therefore becomes very upset with the Nurse and corrupts our view of her innocence after Act