Benvolio’s respectfulness of the Prince’s requests‚ such as no more disruptions induced by the Montague-Capulet feud‚ consequently could have stopped Mercutio from being killed‚ Romeo from killing Tybalt‚ Romeo being banished‚ and subsequently‚ perhaps hindered Romeo’s unfortunate death. Even so‚ Benvolio could not convince Mercutio to go home‚ furthering the plot toward Romeo’s demise. Additionally‚ the peacefulness and reason that Benvolio possesses could have potentially had the same effect
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What is love? A lot of people associate love with Romeo and Juliet because they killed themselves to be with each other forever. In today’s society love does not just happen in a blink of an eye it takes time to love someone. Romeo and Juliet’s love story happened in just five days so was it really love? In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo has a tragic flaw which is his impulsive nature. With this flaw Romeo affected a lot of characters in the play but his choices mostly impacted Juliet
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Act 1 Summary The scene starts with two servants of the Capulet’s‚ Sampson and Gregory. They are discussing how they will fight the Montague’s and be civil with the women. They use violent language and when they see a Montague servant they act threatening and rude. Sampson‚ being daring bites his thumb at Abram‚ a rude gesture in Shakespearian times and he is verbally intimidating. Tybalt and Benvolio enter. Tybalt is a more violent character‚ full of hatred‚ the opposite of good willed Benvolio
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Act III Study Guide Scene 1 Mercutio is mocking Benvolio at the opening of this scene. What is he saying and how do we know he is teasing? A: He is describing Benvolio as someone who loves to fight‚ but we know from the verybeginning of the play that Benvolio loves to keep the peace and tries to avoid conflictbecause he tried to break up the fight between the servants. Why does Romeo refuse to fight with Tybalt? What does he say in lines 66-70? A: He refuses to fight because he is married
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They are symbols‚ telling us about the various themes in the play as well. An example of a dream foreshadowing the eventual tragic ending of the play is found in Act 1 Scene 4‚ in which Romeo says that he “dreamt a dream tonight” to his friends Mercutio and Benvolio‚ while heading to Capulet’s feast. His dream is ominous‚ and he is fearful of whether his dream will come true‚ saying that he fears the “vile forfeit of untimely death”. This proves true at the end of the play‚ as he does eventually
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killed him. Also‚ Tybalt provokes Mercutio by insulting Romeo‚ ‘Thou art a villain.’ This is one of the biggest insults that Tybalt can give and would usually be followed by a duel. However‚ Romeo calmly replies by saying ‘Villain I am none / Therefore farewell. I see thou know’st me not.’ Because Romeo is not defending his honour‚ Mercutio is provoked by Tybalt’s insults and starts insulting Tybalt himself. This is what leads to the two of them fighting and Mercutio getting his fatal wound. So‚ if
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Shakespeare is about two young lovers‚ their feeding families‚ and the tragedy that ensues in their lives. Romeos and juliet fall in love immediately at a party‚ this angered Juliets’s cousin‚ Tybalt. Tybalt tries to duel with Romeo but instead fights Mercutio‚ leaving both dead and Romeo exiled. With out the family’s knowledge Romeo and Juliet had been married with the help of Frair Lawrence and Nurse. Heartbroken‚ Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for help and he gives her a option to fake her death so she
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Mercutio is one of the most unique characters in Baz Luhrmann’s movie "Romeo & Juliet". His language is always powerful and imaginative. He represents many different things in the play and holds an important role. Mercutio is Romeo’s friend. He is neither Montague‚ nor Capulet. Therefore‚ he has not been born into a feud and really has no side. However‚ his bond with Romeo does make him associated with the Montagues. In this essay I will describe the complex character of Mercutio and how he influences
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start of act 3 scene one s one of calm‚ Benvolio and Mercutio of the Montague household are walking along when Benvolio suggests that they ‘retire’ inside because if they should cross paths with the Capulet’s a brawl would be inescapable. Mercutio is a fiery young man who likes fighting the Capulet men whereas Benvolio is also fiery but has heeded the warning of the prince and doesn’t want to fight. The Capulet men come across them and Mercutio torments them and in doing so starts a fight‚ Romeo who
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nobody has an understanding of why he must do this. The dark motif is also present throughout Mercutio’s Queen Mab speech. Towards the begging of Act I scene IV‚ Mercutio tries to convince Romeo push his lovesickness over Rosaline aside and to come along to the Capulet feast. When Romeo says that he is depressed because of a dream‚ Mercutio begins his speech of Queen Mab and he implies that she is the "mastermind of dreams." Queen Mab is a fairy who brings dreams to sleeping humans and throughout Mercutio’s
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