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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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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and one develops affection and caring for them. Mercutio’s idea of love doesn’t involve commitment‚ is more realistic than Romeo’s view and Mercutio doesn’t allow love to inflict any pain. Romeo’s idea of love includes commitment‚ and has a deeper‚ more passionate love and he allows himself to be vulnerable to his emotions and lets them take over. Mercutio and Romeo’s view on love are both similar in the sense that they involve desire for a girl and they are driven by their emotions. Both are fuelled
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At the time Mercutio makes his famous "Queen Mab" speech in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ he and Romeo‚ together with a group of their friends and kinsmen‚ are on the way to a party given by their family’s arch-enemy‚ Lord Capulet. Their plan is to crash the party so that Romeo may have the opportunity to see his current love‚ Rosaline‚ whom they know has been invited to the Capulet’s masque that evening. Romeo‚ whom his friends seem to consider generally very witty and fun‚ originally thought
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the Shakespeare. He was neither Couplet nor Montague‚ the two distinct families in Verona (Weis‚ 2012). However‚ he sides with the Montages since he’s Romeo’s friend who is one of the family members. Mercutio has two main roles in the play‚ on top of the other minor parts he plays. First‚ Mercutio serves as an entertainer due to his humorous character. He uses his jokes in an amusing manner and tales. For instance‚ his personality and his wit were shown in Scene 4 of the 1st Act where he narrates
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first and greatest example of romantic tragedy. The play looks at two children from feuding families who‚ upon falling in love‚ disobay their parents and also there households. Their efforts have terrible results‚ including the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio‚ as well as the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. Some people‚ often focus on the main characters. Mercutio’s character is very dramatic and tragic as well‚ as some people feel that his death creates a turning point in the play from comedy to tragedy
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MERCUTIO VISUAL JOURNAL RATIONALE By Aaron Rodriguez Mercutio is a humorous and opinionated character‚ he is also very insightful. Using symbols‚ I show these attributes that he possesses‚ also showing his development throughout the play. With the images‚ I included line references to support the symbols and images displayed. Also‚ I included a background and border to unify all the images and symbols utilized. I hope you will be able to see the character Mercutio in the poster I created
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within the play‚ one of which is Mercutio. Even though he does not like the Capulets ‚ he is still a good friend. Though Mercutio can make jokes at the worst of times‚ he is also a brave and loyal friend. Mercutio is the joker within the play. For example: when Tybalt asks if he consorts with Romeo‚ Mercutio if picks up a stick and calls it a fiddle stick‚ then he says (waving the stick like a maestro would) "..... here’s that will make you dance. Zounds Consort." Mercutio also shows that he is a joker(when
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aspects in Shakespeare’s writing‚ including his use of language devices to build tension as well as saying what makes this scene dramatically effective. Beginning this scene is none other than Benvolio who is accompanied by his good friend Mercutio as they laze around on the streets of Verona. However‚ all is not well as Benvolio is feeling a little apprehensive and fretting over the chance of encountering “the Capels” who “are abroad and if we meet‚ we shall not scape a brawl‚ for now‚ these
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of the most dramatic and traumatizing scenes of Romeo and Juliette. It pulls in a great mix of emotions and ends in a devastating loss. Romeo: Romeo’s character is naturally peaceful and is one to be in fewer fights than his cousin and Mercutio “gentle Mercutio put thy rapier up”. In this scene I want Romeo to be extra happy and serene. I want him to be looking as if in a daze all at the same time I want him giddy and exited‚ e.g. he should be randomly jumping up and down‚ and have a huge smile
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