Mercutio

William Shakespeare is a story about true love doomed to the worse of fates. Mercutio, kinsman to the Prince and friend to Romeo, pushes the story forward at the beginning with his encouragement of Romeo to have fun and forget his past love. Farther in the story he helps bring out the theme of hate and sorrow, because of his feud and dislike for Tybalt (nephew to Lady Capulet).which causes the tragic ending. Mercutio encourages Romeo to have fun “we must have you dance.”. He advises, in his…

believe there are three main people who caused their demise: Capulet, Mercutio, and Friar Lawrence. Lord Capulet is the head of the Capulet household. You might describe him as a hothead, as he is quick to lose his temper. An example of this is on page 813, when he loses his temper when Juliet says she doesn’t want to marry Paris. So, how is Capulet involved in Romeo and Juliet’s death? Since Capulet is the head of the Capulet…

is during the encounter of Mercutio and Tybalt. Mercutio constantly taunts Tybalt, and taking offence to everything he is saying, soon resulting in a clash between them. During the swordfight, Romeo tries his best to break apart the two, but actually causes the death of Tybalt in return. In a panic, Romeo cries, “Tybalt, Mercutio, the Prince expressly hath/ Forbid this bandying in Verona streets. / Hold, Tybalt! Good Mercutio! [Tybalt under Romeo’s arm stabs Mercutio, then flies with his…

main character ,Romeo’s, best friend ,Mercutio. Romeo goes to a party at the Capulet’s house ,in which he meets Juliet. Tybalt recognizes Romeo while at the party and wants to fight him. He is embarrassed when Lord Capulet won’t let him fight Romeo ,since it would end in their deaths. Tybalt is so embarrassed that he goes to Romeo the next day to brawl with him but Romeo is not home when Tybalt gets there. Mercutio and his friend Benvolio are there though. Mercutio taunts Tybalt. Since Tybalt is…

They want to “shed blood of Montague” (III.i.157) to get even for the death of their family member. The Prince rationalises that since “[Tybalt] slew Mercutio” (III.ii.91), Romeo didn’t simply kill Tybalt in cold blood. Thus, Romeo is exiled rather than executed. This makes the Capulets furious, so they decide to take matters into their own hands. Lady Capulet plans to send a servant to Mantua and “give…

bad, of the two lovers. When Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio are on their way to the Capulet party, Romeo expresses his concerns about attending. Romeo is apprehensive about going, even though he has only good intentions and does not wish to stir up trouble. In all honesty, Romeo only agrees to make an appearance because Rosaline, whom he believes is the love of his life, appears on the guest list. He voices his unease about the matter to Benvolio and Mercutio, who blow off his fears as the…

The Play That Ends with Six Characters Dying. Everyone knows Romeo and Juliet, or at least knows how it ends, Romeo and Juliet die. But not only do Romeo and Juliet die, 4 other characters, Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, including Lady Capulet, also die. Romeo and Juliet died of suicide, Mercutio, Tybalt, and Paris were slain in fights. Lady Montague died of grief. Shakespeare treated each downfall differently, two of these six losses of life were more prevalent than others. Juliet and Romeo’s death…

illustrated through Romeo’s fatal actions and Juliet's constant bad decisions. Due to Romeo’s actions of killing Tybalt out of anger and drinking the poison before gathering all the facts, Romeo and Juliet are one step closer to their deaths. After Mercutio is slain, Romeo is filled with hate…

prominently by Romeo, breaks out between Mercutio and Tybalt. All three characters, each affected by events in their personal lives, display both different behaviours and unique personality traits in this scene leading to an interesting, yet fatal, interaction between them. In this scene the two fighters behaviour is impetuous and reckless as they engage in violent swordplay while Romeo contrasts them by being passive and calm in his actions. However, Tybalt, unlike Mercutio, is simply a…

who does not even love him. Mercutio: That awkward moment when you love a girl who looks like the chef Bertha. Romeo enters Romeo: B-B-B- BOOOOiiiii, I know you aren't talking with those Nike sign eyebrows Mercutio: OOOOOOOOOOO roosted Benvolio: Boiii, what are those shoes you got on boy looks like the Jerusalem 12s that Abraham rocked in 1200 bc? Mercutio: Oooooo he said tu madre! Romeo At least my mom's forehead doesn't look like a billboard boy. Mercutio: hahahahahahaha! Benvolio…