not to fight in public. Insults were exchanged‚ but Romeo remembered that Tybalt is his new wife’s cousin‚ so he turned the other cheek. Mercutio found this totally shocking‚ actually dishonorable‚ so he offered to fight Tybalt instead. They fought and then Romeo tried to intervene‚ but Tybalt suddenly stabbed Mercutio. Romeo and Benvolio assumed that Mercutio has not been badly hurt because he started joking about his damage but it was no joke. He was dying. A minute later‚ he died. Romeo blamed
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Shakespeare created three characters that fit perfectly within the story of Romeo and Juliet. How did Shakespeare make these characters fit so well? The three characters that Shakespeare used in story to fit so well are Romeo‚ Juliet‚ and Mercutio. These characters started off as something in the beginning and then something different in the end. All three of these characters changed tremendously throughout the story. The First Transformation of The Story begins with Romeo. Romeo transforms
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Tybalt anger for the Montague’s. Just as Romeo saw Juliet and he was amazed by her beauty‚ Tybalt saw Romeo in anger an‚ prejudice was introduced by the words of “Come hither‚ covered with an antic face‚ to fleer and scorn at our solemnity?” This quote made me feel that Tybalt dislikes Romeo and Tybalt believes Romeo is there to ruin the Capulet celebration‚ also Tybalt is trying to show family honour. This uses the Shakespearian language technique of oxymoron’s with fleer and scorn. Also in Act
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This extract has taken place in Act III‚ Scene I and occurs in a public place of the town. Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ Tybalt and Romeo are having an argument‚ which turns in to a sword fight‚ Tybalt kills Mercutio and for that Romeo kills Tybalt. At the point in time where Romeo kills Tybalt they are actually cousins by marriage although Romeo and the audience the only ones aware of this‚ creating dramatic irony. Mercutio’s death is the climax and turning point for the play and is the beginning of the tragic
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In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare‚ we are introduced to a controversial yet crucial character named Mercutio. However‚ in the original Shakespeare play and the modern film adaption of Romeo and Juliet by Luhrmann‚ the presentation of this character alters. Mercutio’s name derives from the word ‘mercurial’ which means eloquent‚ active sprightly and changeable‚ and Shakespeare purposely used this characters name as to present his character of this manner. In both the original play
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Tybalt The character of Tybalt is that he doesn’t like peace‚ the way he talks makes it seem as though he always wants to have trouble or fight. Mercutio‚ who hates Tybalt‚ gives him the "catty" nickname the "Prince of Cats" ‚ but when his uncle Capulet prevents him from beating up Romeo for crashing the Capulet’s masked ball‚ he’s not too pleased‚ and really just wants payback which is that he just wants a fight. Tybalt’s aggressive behavior seems possible that he’s eager to fight because he
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Tybalt and Mercutio set off a spin of events eventually ending in the death of the beloved Romeo and Juliet. While Romeo and Juliet hid their love‚ more plain to see was turmoil and conflict between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s. More specifically‚ Tybalt and Mercutio got into a brawl about Romeo going uninvited to Capulets ball. This is the first of many conflicts in Shakespeare’s play. Right after Romeo and Juliet were married‚ Romeo was drawn into a bloody battle with Mercutio and the fiery
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fight. For example‚ he says ‘Boy this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me. Therefore‚ turn and draw’. This suggests that Tybalt wants revenge and that there is great anger between them and they will continue in this way. Tybalt also quotes ‘Romeo‚ the love I bear thee can afford. No better term than this: thou art a villain.’ In Shakespeare’s time the word ‘Villain’ much greater an insult
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Scene 1‚ Mercutio dies. The Capulets and the Montagues are both responsible for his death because of the longstanding family feud‚ Mercutio being in the wrong place at the wrong time‚ and the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. {{Good job!}} The longstanding family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues caused a lot of fighting between the two families for years. Mercutio was not a Capulet or Montague‚ but a friend of Romeo who was a Montague. So by association‚ Mercutio is an enemy
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branches ranging from servants to distant cousins due to the hatred of their family’s enemies. “I pray thee good Mercutio‚ Let’s retire. The day is hot‚ the Capulet’s abroad; and if we meet we shall not ‘scape brawl” (Quote from Benvolio‚ Act 3 scene 1) Benvolio implies a warning to Mercutio and Romeo that if they meet a member of the Capulet family they would be forced to duel. This quote presents the ideas of mass amount of violence between the Capulets and the Montagues. This hatred is stated shown
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