misinterpretation of them can lead to devastating results. Mercutio‚ Tybalt and Benvolio are all characters in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Of the three‚ Mercutio and Benvolio are good friends of Romeo‚ the protagonist. Tybalt is‚ however‚ from an opposing house‚ the Capulets‚ who have been feuding with Romeo’s house‚ the Montagues‚ for decades. While both Mercutio and Tybalt can be considered the competitor archetype‚ Benvolio acts as a foil through the peacekeeper‚ or mediator archetype. In this tragedy
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violate the enemy clan. When two Montague servants approach‚ one of the Capulet servants makes a lewd gesture as to provoke a fight. Benvolio‚ who is a member of the Montague family‚ attempts to settle the street fight by drawing his sword and claiming peace. At this scene‚ a member of the Capulet family approaches and immediately assumes the worst of Benvolio. Tybalt is a hotheaded character‚ spewing hatred for Benvolio’s peace and the Montagues that is quick to escalate a situation into a brawl.
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Throughout the works of William Shakespeare‚ the main character is complemented with another character that acts or serves as the protagonist’s foil. In Romeo & Juliet‚ the protagonist‚ Romeo‚ is fickle‚ idealistic‚ impractical and naïve. To balance Romeo as a character‚ Shakespeare creates Mercutio; a good friend of Romeo’s who acts as his conscience. While Romeo has an idealistic perspective of the world and more specifically of love‚ Mercutio balances Romeo’s weak points as a dreamer. Mercutio
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youth. During the play‚ Romeo’s personality develops through the actions of his three foils‚ Tybalt‚ Mercutio and Friar Laurence‚ making him the man he is at the end of the play. Throughout the play‚ the developing rash and hasty personality of Romeo is crafted by the foils contrasting characteristics. The aggressive side of Romeo is conveyed by the hot-tempered and fiery personality of Tybalt Capulet. Tybalt Capulet is a character that is very selfish and always goes around looking for a reason
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Romeo’s heartbrokenness and depression over Rosaline and her chasteness. Dialogue- conversation between two or more persons. *Dramatic Foil- a foil is a character who contrasts with another character. Ex: The character Tybalt can be refered to as a dramatic foil for Benvolio. Through Tybalt’s pugnacious attitude‚ we see the peaceful manner of Benvolio. *Foreshadowing- to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure. Ex: In the first scene‚ the prince warns of the future consequences of starting
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* Romeo — sole heir to the Montague fortune * Lord Montague — Romeo’s father * Lady Montague — Romeo’s mother * Benvolio — Romeo’s cousin * Balthasar — Romeo’s faithful servant * Abraham — Montague servant Capulets * Juliet — sole heir to the Capulet fortune * Lord Capulet — Juliet’s father * Lady Capulet — Juliet’s mother * Tybalt — Juliet’s cousin * The Nurse — Juliet’s faithful Nurse * Peter — Capulet servant * Sampson — Capulet servant *
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situation 2. Ex: Any scene with Nurse or Mercutio. D. Couplet 1. Def: A pair of rhyming lines‚ usually of the same length and meter 2. Ex: Lady Montague: “O‚ where is Romeo? Saw you him to-day? - Right glad I am he was not at this fray.” E. Dramatic Foil 1. Def: A character who highlights or brings out the personality traits of another character in a play because of contrasting characteristics 2. Ex: Scene with easy-going‚ jovial Mercutio and the serious Romeo. F. Dramatic Irony 1. Def: A contradiction
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In 1856‚ Swiss philosopher‚ poet‚ and critic Henri-Frédéric Amiel said: “Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility‚ like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark”. As human beings we can choose to be either like the flint and prudently wait for a spark to come along‚ think about the consequences‚ weigh out the pros and the cons only to discover when we have reached our conclusion‚ the flame has already died out. It we can ignite ourselves with
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Act Three: Scene 1 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
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and contrasting Benvolio and Tybalt. The values analyzed for these characters are family‚ fighting and peacekeeping. I will be analyzing these values to demonstrate that even though everyone is different and have different morals they have the same intention. EXPAND MORE... Benvolio and Tybalt are from different families that dislike each other due to their previous past. However‚ Benvolio and Tybalt both value family and care to aid their family members. Benvolio as well as Tybalt have different
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