Romeo and Mercutio are is my favorite foil in Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the play while Romeo is sappy and feeble, Mercutio is making jokes and ridiculous speeches(Act 1 S 4 line: 53 Queen Mab speech and Act 1 S4 line 25-29 “Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, Too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like a thorn. If love be rough with you, be rough with love; Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.”) This example demonstrates that Mercutio is a rambling joker that can’t take stuff like “true love” seriously. Although Romeo is the opposite and spends the entire play crying over one girl or another.
However, both Romeo and Mercutio are extremely emotional people(A3 S1 line: 88 “I am hurt. A plague a’ both houses! I am sped, Is he gone and hath nothing?” and A1 S1 Line 185“With more of thine. This love that thou hast show Doth add more grief to too much of mine own.”). In this scene Mercutio is understandably upset off at getting stabbed. And unlike Romeo or most of the other characters he doesn’t blame his situation on …show more content…
Both of them are impulsive, and act without thinking.(A3 S3 Line:107 “Doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack The hateful mansion.” [He offers to stab himself, and NURSE snatches the dagger away.])The previous example demonstrates how Romeo tries to kill himself just because he hurt Juliet. Mercutio also shows suicidal tendencies.(A3 S1 line 92 “Come, sir, your passado!” [They fight]) In scene three Mercutio picks a fight with an accomplished swordsman, because he insulted his friend. That isn’t just impulsive, it’s irrational as well. And Romeo isn’t anything but irrational.(A2 S1 Line 1 “Can I go forward when my heart is there? Turn back, dull earth, and find thy center out.” [Romeo Retires]) I don’t know about you, but if I liked this girl I just met, I wouldn’t sneak into her house and stare at her through her window all
However, both Romeo and Mercutio are extremely emotional people(A3 S1 line: 88 “I am hurt. A plague a’ both houses! I am sped, Is he gone and hath nothing?” and A1 S1 Line 185“With more of thine. This love that thou hast show Doth add more grief to too much of mine own.”). In this scene Mercutio is understandably upset off at getting stabbed. And unlike Romeo or most of the other characters he doesn’t blame his situation on …show more content…
Both of them are impulsive, and act without thinking.(A3 S3 Line:107 “Doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack The hateful mansion.” [He offers to stab himself, and NURSE snatches the dagger away.])The previous example demonstrates how Romeo tries to kill himself just because he hurt Juliet. Mercutio also shows suicidal tendencies.(A3 S1 line 92 “Come, sir, your passado!” [They fight]) In scene three Mercutio picks a fight with an accomplished swordsman, because he insulted his friend. That isn’t just impulsive, it’s irrational as well. And Romeo isn’t anything but irrational.(A2 S1 Line 1 “Can I go forward when my heart is there? Turn back, dull earth, and find thy center out.” [Romeo Retires]) I don’t know about you, but if I liked this girl I just met, I wouldn’t sneak into her house and stare at her through her window all