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    In the events of the play, he falls in love with Juliet, a member of the enemy household, Capulet. Over the span of three days, the two “star-crossed” lovers kiss, marry, and commit suicide for the sake of love. Mercutio is neither of Montague nor Capulet, but he is Romeo’s best friend. He serves as a comic relief throughout most of the production, though his death is a turning point in the events of this play. These characters, though good friends, differ in everything from demeanor to views on love. Thus, they become foils for each other in the play. Romeo is as young and idealistic as anyone his age. He is immature and hasty to say the least, but he possesses a passion and fresh outlook that makes him an interesting character to follow throughout the play. Romeo channels his passion in both positive and negative ways in the play, such as when he and Rosaline separated at the beginning of the play, “O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first created...Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! This love feel I, that feel no…

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    In the Zeffirelli version, Mercutio had a bad temper and was drunk, but he also seemed kind of playful. He started just playing around with the Capulets when they came into the scene. They mess with him in return, but he doesn’t take it as a joke. His bad temper kicks in and they draw their swords. His joking, playful side comes out again during the fight, and they just mess around, not exchanging any blows, until of course Mercutio is stabbed and dies. In the Luhrmann version, Mercutio is…

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    In this scene Mercutio and Benvolio are conversing when they are confronted by Tybalt and the Capulets. Tybalt, who holds a serious grudge against Romeo and the Montagues, acts passive-aggressively in order to antagonize Mercutio to draw his sword. Before things get too out of hand, Romeo shows up and confronts Tybalt telling him that he has no reason to fight him, rather, that they need to make up. Tybalt cannot accept this proposal of peace and as the argument seemingly cools, Mercutio loses…

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    A Bad Family Relationship “A plague a’ both your houses” (3.1.85). Mercutio is saying that both Montague and the Capulets house are cursed. It is a bad family relationship because Mercutio curses both houses which tells you he dislikes his family. The families were falling apart when everyone was dying like Mercutio and Tybalt as they fought Montague against Capulet. In order to have a bad family relationship, people must not care for the family no more. In order to have a bad family…

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    Compare and Contrast: Romeo and Mercutio Romeo and Mercutio are characters in the Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet. The story takes place in Verona, Italy around the sixteenth century. Romeo is in love with the Capulet’s daughter, Juliet, however the feud between the Montague and Capulet families prohibits Romeo to publicly be with Juliet. Romeo is an emotionally unstable teenager who takes love seriously. Mercutio is Romeo’s close friend who is neither a Capulet or a Montague. He is a…

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    The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a story of great tragedy but often overlooked is the tragedy of the first character in the play to die. The character Mercutio is not a minor character with only a few lines, but is in fact a central influencer of how the play unfolds. Although Mercutio is killed early on in the play, his actions and death set in motion the events that lead to the title characters’ eventual deaths. Since he is neutral to both the Capulet and Montague…

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    Romeo and Juliet Paper The character that I have chosen is Mercutio. Mercutio is an interesting character who can be interpreted into many different ways. Even though his lines seem to be funny and sometimes very serious but he does have some qualities that many people do not see. The characteristic that I think many people do not see in Mercutio is caring. Many people do have something that they care about but when someone is caring, they care more about people than themselves. Even though he…

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    One of the most interesting characters in Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet is Mercutio. We never know what he looks like on the outside, but his character traits are vivid, like a bouquet of flowers. Mercutio is Romeo’s good friend, they share life, stories and thought together. Shakespeare created Mercutio in direct opposition to Romeo, the main character. Even though Mercutio's life in the play is very short his appearance dominates the dialogue and the action whenever he appears in…

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    Benvolio and Mercutio are complete opposites. Though they may be antitheses, they are great friends in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. They compliment each other like cookies and milk. For example, Mercutio loves to live in the moment while Benvolio likes to be more logical and apathetic. When Mercutio gets out of hand, Benvolio at least attempts to keep him in check. While Mercutio loves being the center of attention, Benvolio is more than happy to stay out of the…

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    important relationship between Romeo and Mercutio, one which I think is actually more important than the relationship between Romeo and Juliet, in this essay I will analyse this relationship and its importance in this play. Mercutio is very insistent on Romeo enjoy himself, in act 1, scene 4, after Romeo insists that, “I am not for this ambling”, Mercutio insists, “Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance”. Throughout this play Mercutio is very insistent on Romeos wellbeing and enjoyment,…

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