Scene 1. In this scene Romeo return after marrying Juliet to find Tybalt quaraling with Mercutio. Tybalt then challenges Romeo to a fight but Romeo backs out saying that he must love Tybalt. No one appart from Romeo knows of Romeo and Juliets marriage so Mercutio thinks that Romeo is a coward and is running away from Tybalt. After taunting Tybalt‚ both Mercutio and Tybalt fight Tybalt wins the duel and Mercutio dies. In anger Romeo kills Tybalt. This is very important scene in terms of plot because
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Narrator. This scene opens where Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ and later Romeo meet Tybalt on a street. Romeo had just gotten hitched and is feeling great and calm. Mercutio on the other hand wants to race Tybalt‚ but it turns bad and needs a little explaining done. [Exit Narrator and enter Benvolio and Mercutio] Benvolio. (tired) Come on Daddy-O‚ let’s cut out. It’s steaming like a hot pot and the Capulets ride‚ if we eyeball them‚ then we will have to rumble. Mercutio. (relaxed and joking) Cool it‚ you’re
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significant aspects within the play‚ such as the fate or destiny of Romeo and the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio. I will explore such themes of this momentous scene. The scene describes Benvolio and Mercutio wanting to retire due to the immense heat of the boiling sun‚ also implying that hot temperature would tend to create hot tempers! Although before doing so‚ they encounter Tybalt and his men‚ Mercutio and the Capulet trade empty taunts‚ threats and insults to each other but before all hell breaks
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as a film. In his film there are many different visual ways in which Luhrmann builds and creates tension. My first point is‚ right at the start of the scene‚ Mercutio keeps pushing for a fight. Benvolio on the other hand‚ keeps telling Mercutio to retire‚ but Mercutio will not. In lines one and two‚ Benvolio says‚ ‘I pray thee‚ good Mercutio‚ let’s retire: the day is hot‚ the Capels are abroad‚ and if we meet we shall not scape a brawl…’ This suggests that Benvolio is aware of the Capulet presence
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It makes the character involved with it feel many emotions as well. Mercutio‚ one important character‚ has the biggest impact on fate. Mercutio is known as royalty. This is because he is the Prince’s cousin. Royalty was thought to be tied to fate in that time period. The Prince even says‚ “My blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding...” (III.i.183). When the Prince announces this‚ it reveals that he is related to Mercutio‚ whose blood was spilt that day. Royalty is a major part of the play
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Opinion. There are three very important characters that are responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s Death. The Sad story of Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare .The Main Characters of this Tragic Story are Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Tybalt‚ Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ The Nurse‚ Elder Capulets‚ and Elder Montagues. A Short little Summary about two members of Rival Families fall in Love and try to be together‚ but many things problems occur in their Love life. The main person who should be blamed would be Tybalt
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brawl of the two feuding families. Furthermore in Act three Scene one‚ the prejudice between the families get worse. When Tybalt wanted revenge with the Montagues‚ he then confronted Romeo and Mercutio and started a duel. In addition the prejudice between families got even worse‚ when Tybalt kills Mercutio. Also‚ in Act five Scene three‚ Tybalt challenges Romeo to fight and Romeo kills him. Which lead to prejudice between the families. The street in Verona‚ a public place‚ is where the prejudice
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after Romeo on another occasion. Tybalt’s personality is very mechanical. He seems to be constantly infuriated‚ and the reaction and outcome we get every time he appears is inevitable; a fight is guaranteed. Mercutio‚ Romeo’s close friend‚ has the opposite effect. Like his name‚ Mercutio is very ‘mercurial’. He is witty and sharp‚ but he also has a very volatile and unstable personality. One minute he could be laughing and joking‚ the other‚ he could be in distress and annoyed. Yet‚ he is a
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edited anthologies of literature and literary criticism and he is the author of more than 30 books. I agree with Harold Bloom on many aspects of this article such as the Montague-Capulet hatred destroyed Romeo and Juliet. I also agree that after Mercutio dies‚ he becomes a forgotten character. Bloom makes a strong point when he says that Romeo gives in too readily into his emotions which are a tragic flaw in Romeo’s character‚ and causes him to be reckless. “The
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speech‚ and it leaves us with the notion that Mercutio is a vain immature fool. It also may be foreshadowing how impulsiveness will lead to death‚ such was the case with Romeo‚ killing himself because he thought Juliet was dead. Characters: Benvolio- Romeo’s cousin Mercutio- a servant loyal to the house of Montague Literary techniques: Irony: This piece is perhaps one of the biggest pieces of irony in the whole play. Essentially Mercutio is saying that Benvolio is too short tempered‚
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