Mercutio

In Romeo and Juliet we see the death of many characters, two of which are the lovers Romeo and Juliet. Along with some of their family members and close friends who die during the play as well, and during all this the question must be asked, Who is to blame? There are three people that could be considered the reasons of why so many people died. The three most worthy of blame would have to be: Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence they are to blame for the deaths of many. ("DBQ: Romeo and Juliet:…

What is the difference between saying “yes” and “yeah”? How do these replies, though they have the same meaning, alter one’s perception of the speaker’s level of education, courtesy and personality? William Shakespeare successfully explores the effect of speaking mannerism on perception in his tragedy Romeo and Juliet, as characters use varying poetic meters and literary devices in order to reveal social class and enhance characterization. Furthermore, Shakespeare implements these diverse social…

The Real Cause in Romeo and Juliet In every story there’s that one character you love, the one character you hate and the one guy in the back you often forget is even there. Although, sometimes we don’t think about who actually causes conflict. William Shakespeare's, “Romeo and Juliet” seems fairly predictable just like most dramatic plays. The course of the play seems to have life going a very bad direction for Romeo and his star-crossed lover, Juliet. These tragic events weren’t actually…

When you hear the word “responsibility” what comes to your head? When thinking about responsibility one may imagine someone with an obligation and a course of action to get that duty done. A responsible person is someone you can always count on when in need of truth or guidance even at the darkest of times. In the tragic play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the readers experience a forbidden love between two rivaling families, the Capulets, and the Montagues. Romeo and Juliet are star…

Many forces are to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In the tragic play, Romeo and Juliet are teenagers whose families are enemies. They meet at a party and fall in love at first sight. Just hours later they get married in secret, and this sets off a chain of events that leads to their untimely deaths. There were many causes for Romeo and Juliet's deaths, including the feud between the families, character flaws, and timing. The feud contributed the Romeo and Juliet's demise. If the feud…

on them. As usual Tybalt of the Capulets and Benvolio of the Montagues are the two leaders who either want to escalate it or resolve it. Meanwhile Romeo is being a lovesick boy dreaming about a girl Rosaline. His cousin Benvolio and his friend Mercutio try to get him out of that…

noticed that they shared many similarities as well as many differences. In this essay I will compare and contrast some of the minor and major details of them. All three versions share the same characters; some being Romeo, Juliet, Paris, Tybalt, Mercutio and Friar Laurence. Although the original text, 1968 and 1996 versions all share the same two opposing families, the Montagues and the Capulets, they are portrayed in different ways throughout the stories. In the original text and the 1968…

this time Romeo would know the details of the plan. He would not recklessly kill himself, they might have been forced to flee Verona, but Romeo and Juliet could have lived long, happy, lives. Instead Romeo dueled Tybalt, and what was the fight for? Mercutio, Romeo’s dear friend, had been killed, but was it necessary for Romeo to dole out justice? The prince had declared that the peace must be kept “on pain of torture”. Mercutio’s death lightened Romeo’s sentence, but Tybalt would have been…

First, Mercutio’s death. In the stage directions in act 3 scene 1 between lines 90-95, it says, “Tybalt, under Romeo’s arm, thrusts Mercutio in, and flies with his men.” This shows how fate meant for this to happen, Romeo jumped in to help and ended up getting one of his best friends killed by a man who didn’t even mean to do it. Juliet marries just before her parents want her to marry…

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare, has fate as the overlying theme since the audience already knows the lovers, Romeo and Juliet, will die. Their fate was given to the audience right from the Prologue, but what Shakespeare intended was for people to understand how the lovers ended up fulfilling this fate. In the early acts, Romeo meets Juliet and their love seems unbreakable, but fate continues to place obstacles in their path making it so that they fulfill…