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    character. For instance‚ Tybalt swore he would have vengeance on Romeo. Also‚ Mercutio insults Tybalt causing someone to die. Lastly‚ Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to marry him and juliet. Every example given‚ has an effect from the words said in those scenes. Those effects can vary from a happy event to a dismal incident. In act one‚ scene 5‚ Romeo‚ Mercutio and Benvolio get invited to a party being hosted by the mortal enemies of of the Montague family‚ the Capulets. Tybalt says “‘ I will withdraw

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    possess. They are suppose to dream of getting married and having kids. On the other hand the men of Verona are always having wars and getting into fights. Because of his fiery‚ hot-headed personality Tybalt is the main person who causes a majority of the fights. For example in act one scene one Benvolio pulls out his sword to stop the fight between Sampson‚Gregory‚and Abram.Tybalt comes and says “What are thou drawn among these heartless

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    was two fatalities and one missing person. Tybalt Capulet‚ nephew of the Lord Capulet’s wife‚ was allegedly slain by Romeo Montague‚ son of the great Lord Montague. Mercutio‚ kin to Prince Escalus‚ was the other casualty. He was allegedly slain by Tybalt‚ using Romeo as a shield when trying to break them up. Benvolio‚ of the Montagues‚ was an eye-witness to the terrible scene and was interviewed for hid full report on what happened. According to him‚ Tybalt wanted to fight Romeo‚ but Romeo declined

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