is fickle‚ idealistic‚ impractical and naïve. To balance Romeo as a character‚ Shakespeare creates Mercutio; a good friend of Romeo’s who acts as his conscience. While Romeo has an idealistic perspective of the world and more specifically of love‚ Mercutio balances Romeo’s weak points as a dreamer. Mercutio is pragmatic‚ sensible‚ and clever and a master on word play. Throughout the play‚ Mercutio mocks Romeo’s naïve and ridiculous fascination with love. Early in the play‚ Romeo goes on and on about
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Shakespeare‚ Benvolio and Tybalt are considered a dramatic foil. Benvolio is a peacemaker. Tybalt is one who looks for fights. Tybalt and Benvolio are complete opposites. In the opening scene‚ Benvolio and Mercutio are out in the town when Tybalt approaches them. Benvolio tries to stop a fight to break out but draws his sword out of sheer protection as stated‚ “I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword‚ or manage it to part these men with me.” (1.1.61-62). When Benvolio said this‚ Tybalt is fired and won’t
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for the fatal end of Mercutio. Sad to say‚ I stood idly watching one of my best friends die‚ I simply served as a bystander in the grievous events. For the past days I’ve been riddled with guilt and an excessive amount of what if’s‚ they run through my head when I am restless and rule my brain throughout the day. For example ‘what if we never walked down that particular road that day‚’ or something like that. I marvel in the idea of traveling back and preventing Mercutio from even getting out
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HIDEOUS! If I was there I would have KILLED that Montague! The next time I see that fool I will show no mercy and torture him to DEATH‚ and show no hope! He had trully destroyed my evening and he shall regret it! Someday‚ he will die with my blade! - Tybalt Day 2 Dear diary‚ I dislike peace‚ hate hell and my detestation of the Montagues are beyond my imagination. It was revolting to see that Benvolio making all that peace‚ it just disgusts me so much; so weak and worthless. Seeing those
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CHANGES: At the beginning of the story‚ Mercutio was first introduced with Romeo and Benvolio. Mercutio was trying to be a really nice friend and tries to cheer up Romeo from his past relationships. There were no “end” to Mercutio’s character because he was killed in Act 3 Scene 1. But before he died‚ he was still very loyal to his friend. Until Act 3‚ Mercutio has always teased about Rosaline‚ but when it got to Act 3‚ he got mad. Mercutio was always a guy that can take jokes and laugh about things
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loved‚ Sir Mercutio! The character that I chose from Romeo and Juliet is‚ of course‚ Mercutio. Mercutio is the friend of Romeo and Benvolio and the relative of Prince Escalus. He is extremely relevant to the plot‚ for Mercutio provoked Juliet’s cousin‚ Tybalt‚ causing the two to fight. "Come‚ sir‚ your passado." (III.i.80). Romeo attempted to intervene which gave Tybalt leverage to reach around him and stab Mercutio. The death of his friend angered Romeo‚ who then fought and killed Tybalt‚ thus granting
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optimism in the form of the amiable Mercutio‚ Romeo’s dearest friend. Mercutio - who is neither a Capulet nor a Montague - is a jovial character that enjoys to express sexually derogatory jokes‚ and takes pleasure in mocking Romeo’s self indulgence in love. Although Mercutio is illustrated and recognized as Romeo’s cleverly witty friend who repeatedly jokes and teases – both in jubilance and bitterness – he is not a mere jester or farceur. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Mercutio is also cast under a more serious
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Morning/Afternoon today I am going to be giving reasons why I should be picked as Mercutio in your upcoming production. Romeo and Juliet is a play that appeals firstly because of the timeless story line- a play from the Elizabethan era still widely talked about and interpreted in the 21st century! A key to the attraction of this play is the diversity of characters‚ from the impulsive and sensitive Romeo‚ to the angry and stubborn Tybalt. The way that the play can suddenly switch from comedy to tragedy engages
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happens to him‚ Mercutio is the best fit for a tragic hero. Mercutio is a relative of the Prince of Verona‚ so he is of high status‚ but he never really shows this. He has a very cocky‚ arrogant‚ and funny personality‚ and is always joking around even in serious times. Though this trait helps to lighten the mood‚ it also ends up being a negative trait‚ and his cocky attitude does anything but help him. Tybalt goes looking for Romeo by asking Mercutio if he knows where he is. Mercutio taunts him to
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Romeo: The son of Montague‚ Romeo is first introduced to us as a sad‚ melancholic‚ apathetic youth. His reason for sadness is universal; Rosaline his love will not return his affections. Not initially daring‚ it is his friends Mercutio and Benvolio who suggest he gatecrash or arrive uninvited at the Capulet party to see Rosaline. There he meets Juliet falling instantly in love. From this point on‚ Romeo no longer is melancholic‚ but dynamic and courageous‚ risking his life at the Capulet’s house
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