The Three Characters In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

In Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, two star-crossed lovers were brought together, married, but instead of a life of happiness and glamour, their story is one of great tragedy. The title of the book is Romeo and Juliet, but a large amount of this story has to do with numerous other characters who influence their untimely deaths. There are three characters in particular that had a large influence on the story of which are Friar Lawrence, Tybalt, and Mercutio. It is because of these three’s arrogance, stupidity, and numerous disagreements that Romeo and Juliet pass way too early in their lives.

First, Friar Lawrence plays a huge role in this play’s tragedy. Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet, despite knowing that they were rushing
Mercutio consistently taunts Tybalt. When Tybalt comes looking for Romeo, he asks Mercutio where he is. Mercutio ridicules him and threatens to fight him. “Good Kings of Cats, nothing but one of your nine lives, that I mean to make a bold withal, and, as you shall use me hereafter, drybeat for the rest of eight” (3.1.73-75). If Mercutio was not so arrogant, he would never have been killed. Next, Mercutio also makes stupid decisions like Tybalt. He never knows when to quit antagonizing people and when to shut up. When Mercutio is pushing Romeo to fight tybalt, he says “O calm, dishonourable, vile, submission! Alla stoccata carries it away,” (3.1.72-73). By pushing Romeo to fight when he did not want, it shows that Mercutio does not know when to stop talking. He thinks that he is funny but it crosses the line. His impulsive actions lead to his demise. Lastly, Mercutio also keeps the disagreement between families going. Mercutio is neither a Montague nor a Capulet but Romeo is his friend so he is loyal to him. The reader see this trait shown when Mercutio says, “Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance… You are a lover; borrow Cupid’s wings, and soar with them above a common bound,” (1.4.13-18). This quote is said when Mercutio is trying to convince Romeo to go to the Capulet party. If Mercutio never had made Romeo go none of these deaths would have happened because Romeo would never had met
All three of them were egotistical, made rash decisions and kept the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets going. Each character made mistakes that caused problems, which would lead up to the big tragedy of Juliet and Romeo killing