Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet And Mercutio

In a group of friends there are always people that are different from each other. In the book “Romeo and Juliet” Mercutio and Benvolio are good friends, but still act very differently. In Benvolio and Mercutio’s conversation Shakespeare shows us that Mercutio does not care and is crazy by the way he talks to other people and the way he acts. Shakespeare displays to us that Mercutio does not care in line 38. Mercutio is told that the Capulets are coming and he says, “By my heel, I care not.” Mercutio’s family hates the Capulets and he says he doesn’t care they are coming. This foreshadow to us that Mercutio isn’t scared and will fight if they come to him. In line 41 Tybalt says, “Gentleman good e’en, a word with one of you and Mercutio jokingly