Mercutio

Time may be the overseer of all actions but it is passion that is the true motivator for these actions, whether these actions are for love or for hate. In Romeo and Juliet, the romantic tragedy written by William Shakespeare is about love, hate and passion, William Shakespeare demonstrates throughout the play and through the actions of most of his characters that an individual will do anything to fuel their passion, no matter what the cost. The hate in an individual can cause and motivate…

play during the scene. We also pay close attention to their use of word play, in order to understand their personality and motivations. There is one fan favorite whose use of word play made him loved and grieved for by all. Mercutio, the man behind the protagonist. Mercutio is an anti-romantic character who regards love as something physical and mocks Romeo for thinking of it as anything else. His rant during Act 1 Scene 4, speaks to his feelings on anything that is not in the physical or…

or spiraling down into a raging inferno. Lives had indeed been taken, including those of family and friends alike. For the Montagues, Mercutio and Lady Montague; Mercutio had died in a battle with Tybalt for Romeo’s honor, and the latter in grief of her son Romeo’s banishment. As for the Capulets, Juliet’s cousin Tybalt had been killed by Romeo after slaying Mercutio. Even the lovers themselves had been left lifeless in…

and Lady Capulet. Having people while this occurs, makes it inappropriate for ninth graders since it encourages to be a bystander. This is also shown when Mercutio comes up to the Nurse and sexually harasses her. He starts to sing a song to her and says, “An old hare hoar, And an old hare hoar, is a very good meat in Lent”(2.4.123-125). Mercutio directly calls the Nurse a whore which repeatedly happens throughout the scene. In effect, this results in verbal abuse towards the Nurse. This…

Shakespeare shows how Romeo is an impetuous character through the many hasty decisions he makes. For example; when he is pouting over not being able to have a certain girl, his love is “soon forsaken” when he quickly finds another one (II.iii.67). This impatient behavior is seen frequently throughout the play. Upon seeing Juliet at the dance he is entranced by her “beauty too rich for use” so he pursues her right away. He even goes as far to say “I ne’er saw true beauty till this night”…

Romeo and Juliet is a comedic play because of there Language, love and fighting. " The language used in Romeo and Juliet can be found laughable in some ways. Note when " Abraham speaks to Sampson at Juliet’s Palace: “Do you bite your thumb at us, " sir?” (Rom.1.1.45-52) It seems Abraham and Sampson are ill-considered servants of Juliet " making some parts of the play seem like a comedy. Romeo and Juliet may seem like a tragedy " Love is very confusing when it comes to Juliet. Paris dances with…

different ways and forms. The main thematic message regarding love in the story is that love requires sacrifice. This message is shown by many characters in the story, including: Mercutio, Juliet, and Romeo. Shakespeare’s first hint of the message: love requires sacrifice, is shown through the character Mercutio. Mercutio is Romeo’s best friend who is funny, wild, impatient, carefree, and is never afraid to use his sword if he needs to. In the beginning of the play, Romeo refuses to go to a…

person in the story named mercutio was another reason why the hatred keeps going. One day tybalt came to the montagues side to look for Romeo. Mercutio is romeo's friend, so tybalt told mercutio where is romeo and mercutio refuse to tell him. So tybalt told mercutio will you draw, in other words fight or fence. Mercutio said yes, so there were fighting but mercutio didn't take it serious so he was killed by tybalt. Later romeo found out that tybalt had killed mercutio. Romeo went after…

Bobby Cremins once said, “They are differences but there are a lot of similarities.” This quote stands true for many aspects of life, especially the comparison between a work of literary and the movie produced from it. This stands true the story of two teenagers who fall in love and cause many unfortunate events has remained a lifelong favorite from the time it was published in 1595 to the time when a movie was released in 1968. The story and movie of Romeo and Juliet remains similar in many…

there would never have been a fight, if he never stabbed Mercutio he wouldn’t have died. If he wasn’t so antsy to fight anyone anywhere, then he would have restrained himself from attacking Mercutio. Some minor blames related to Tybalt attacking him would be Lord Capulet, Romeo, and Mercutio. If lord Capulet could have restrained Tybalt at the party, Tybalt wouldn’t have a grudge against Romeo. If Romeo didn’t show up and get between them, Mercutio may not have been left wide open for Tybalt to…