Through the reading of Romeo and Juliet, Willian Shakespeare presents many contrasts. Foil is a character that provides a strong contrast to another character. Mercutio and Romeo are very close friends, but both had different characteristics, turning Romeo and Mercutio foils for each other. One is the complete opposite from each other, while Romeo is hopeless, melancholy, pessimistic, and believes in love, Mercutio is jovial, sarcastic, optimistic, and find love humorous. One of the first things that people notice in Romeo and Mercutio is their way to see the love. Romeo is romantic and in the book, he tells Mercutio that he believes his love's dreams will come true, while in the other hand, Mercutio believes that dreams means nothing
