the plot. Act 3‚ scene 1 begins with a light-headed and joking atmosphere in the streets of Verona. Mercutio is teasing his friend Benvolio and everything seems tranquilized and peaceful but the audience get a few clues that things could get violent when Benvolio warns Mercutio that “the Capels are abroad‚ And if we meet‚ we shall not escape a brawl?”. Benvolio is very anxious and nervous since he knows that “hot” weather can aggravate people and make tempers flare. When Mercutio takes lightly
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decision to kill Tybalt is an important decision because in result of Tybalt’s murder Romeo is banished from Verona and unable to see Juliet ever again and Romeo’s decision to kill Tybalt. Another important decision from the play is Romeo’s decision to sneak back to the Capulet’s home after the party to see Juliet. During the party he sees Juliet and falls in love just as she falls in love with him. Once the party ends and the Montagues prepare to leave the Capulet’s party Benvolio and Mercutio realises
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pleasant man. In Act One‚ Romeo behaves as a pessimistic and melancholy young man because of his desire for Rosaline‚ but he slowly changes his personality after he sees the beautiful Juliet. As scene one comes to an end‚ Romeo is presented with Benvolio‚ and describes to his serving man the sorrow he feels since he lost the love of Rosaline‚ and he makes unnecessary dramatic statements. For instance‚ Romeo is over reacting when he says‚ "Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast‚ Which thou wilt
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our foe; a villain‚ that is hither come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night." This quote demonstrates Tybalt’s willingness to vehemently insult others and the "s" sounds he uses suggests he is almost hissing his hatred. Throughout the play Tybalt is extremely one-dimensional when it comes to language; when he speaks it as always at a dramatic or leading up to a dramatic point in the play. Maybe due to the similar circumstances that he speaks in or the fact that he is a warrior and no poet
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the rage of their parents causing the deaths of their children. We soon learn the surnames of the warring clans‚ Capulet and Montague‚ and both patriarchs (as well as their respective ladies) appear in the flesh in the play’s first scene. Although Tybalt of the Capulets is the most aggressive character on the stage‚ Mercutio’s twice-spoken curse‚ "a plague a’ both houses!" (III‚ i.‚ ll.91‚ 106)‚ makes it plain that the sides are equally to blame for his death‚ and by extension‚ for the tragedy that
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Romeo’s dreamy‚ romantic thinking. Mercutio’s common sense magnifies Romeo’s impatience that ends up killing him in the end. The comparison of the two characters brings out the imperfections of our tragic hero‚ Romeo. Shakespeare uses Mercutio as a foil to Romeo. They are alike in many ways in the way that they talk and their conclusions. Their characters are lively and excessively dramatic in the way that they speak and act. Romeo and Mercutio also meet the same end‚ both because of Romeo. They also
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Romeo’s mood changes when he realizes that Mercutio is dying as he suddenly becomes regretful ‘that an hour hath (Tybalt) been my kinsman’ and decides that ‘others must end’ over ‘this black day’s fate’‚ whereas at the beginning of the scene he is very calm and peaceful and tells Tybalt ‘I love thee’ and that the reason he does excuses the need to react aggressively toward the ‘greeting’ Tybalt gives him calling him ‘villain’ as his hate can have ‘no better term’. Romeo is made ‘effeminate’ by Juliet’s
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Juliet meet their fate is that in the beginning of the book Rosalind rejects Romeo. After Benvolio sees Romeo moping and learns that Capulet is hosting apart Benvolio says‚ “at this …feast of Capulet’s…Compare face with some that I shall show‚ and I will make thee think thy swan a crow‚”(I‚iii‚89-94). Since Rosaline turned Romeo down he is now free to go to the party with Benvolio to meet Juliet. Also Benvolio is doing this to try and cheer Romeo up‚ so if Rosaline accepted Romeo’s advances Romeo would
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more about love. Love! Loving Hate! Love is heavy and light‚ bright and dark‚ hot and cold‚ sick and healthy‚ and asleep and awake. It tries to be everything except what it is supposed to be. This is the love I feel. Why the heck are you laughing? Benvolio No fam‚ I’m crying because of how sad you are. Romeo Yes‚ that is what love does to you. My sadness sits heavy on my shoulders and you want to add your sadness on top of mine. So now there is even more. I already have enough sadness on me‚ and now
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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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