Romeo and his cousin Benvolio are standing in the streets and the servant comes up to them because he cannot read and asks them to read the names on the list. In return the servant says “Now I’ll tell you without asking. My master is the great rich Capulet‚ and if you be not of the house of Montagues‚ I pray come and crush a cup of wine. Rest you merry!”(Shakespeare 1:1‚ 82-84) this is a prime example of dramatic irony because the servant does not know that Romeo and Benvolio are Montagues but the
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Mercutio tells of all the fights Benvolio has been in- words to do with conflict- foreshadows (predicts) the future fight. Structure of a tragedy- this is the mid-way point. Paragraph Two Tybalt’s entrance- highly dramatic. Think about what we know of Tybalt’s character. Tybalt uses false politeness- looking for Romeo- tension‚ fight will ensue. Tybalt and Mercutio fight with their words. Does Mercutio draw his sword? How would the audience react? How does Benvolio take control of conflict? (lines
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being unkind and unconcerned about the public good when they start fighting in the streets (which include Tybalt‚ Benvolio‚ citizens‚ servants‚ Lord Capulet‚ and Lord Montague). Furthermore‚ when Lady Capulet was trying to push Juliet into marrying Paris‚ she was being unconcerned for Romeo and Juliet. If she was to marry Paris‚ Romeo and Juliet would not be together in the end. In addition‚ Tybalt was being unconcerned about Romeo and Juliet when he tried to kill Romeo at the Capulet’s party. On
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a single spot‚ using only his words to end a brawl before blood was drawn? What did his words do? I accuse Benvolio of being a bystander‚ of doing little to nothing‚ to stop a fight before someone was hurt. Tybalt was a man‚ who throughout the play between star-crossed lovers‚ killed another before his time. He felt humiliated by Romeo‚ and he failed to see Romeo in any other light. Tybalt called Romeo out‚ but his life‚ too ended abruptly. I cannot defend his actions‚ for he did deliver the final
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and Mercutio. Whenever Romeo was feeling down and needed some cheering up or if he just needed to fool around‚ Mercutio was always there for him. After the night of the Capulet party‚ Tybalt‚ Juliet’s cousin‚ came after Romeo to start a fight with him. Without a second thought‚ Mercutio stood up for Romeo‚ fought Tybalt‚ and died. "Ask for me/ to-morrow‚ and you shall find me a grave man"(actIII sc.I). Mercutio’s friendship to Romeo was so strong that he was willing to do anything for him‚ even if that
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love to the extreme‚ they get married and then later consume their own lives for it. Although Romeo and Juliet’s love is the most prevalent in the play‚ there are other loves too. The love between Romeo and Mercutio is shown when Romeo kills Tybalt because Tybalt stabbed Mercutio. The love between Juliet‚ the nurse‚ Lord Capulet‚ and Lady Capulet is shown by them all wanting the best and taking care of Juliet. Love is a feeling that is expressed‚ shown‚ and felt within everyone no matter when‚ whom
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there. In this scene Juliet’s nurse is introduced as a talkative and humorous character who has raised Juliet from infancy. Meantime‚ Benvolio queries his cousin Romeo Montague‚ Lord Montague’s son‚ to find out the source of his melancholy. He discovers that it stems from an unrequited love for a girl named Rosaline‚ Capulet’s niece. Upon the insistence of Benvolio and another friend‚ Mercutio‚ Romeo decides to attend the masquerade ball at the Capulet house‚ in hope of meeting Rosaline. Alongside
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In Luhrmann’s version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’‚ the death of Tybalt and Mercutio are depicted very well. From the scenes leading up to their deaths‚ to the actual death scene themselves‚ the acting and use of camera angles give a more in depth look at their deaths. The use of techniques and camera shots clearly display the effects intended in the recontextualised version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. In the scene leading up to Mercutio’s death‚ there are many close ups of Mercutio which convey his facial
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and his decisions. Tybalt Capulet is also a reason why the tragedy occurs. Lastly‚ Romeo Montague’s poor actions lead to the tragedy. The characters who are the most to blame for the tragedy are Friar Laurence‚ Tybalt Capulet‚ and Romeo Montague. Friar Laurence is one of the characters who are the most
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this play‚ many characters express the traits of love‚ hatred‚ and loyalty. Although many characters show these traits multiple times‚ there are some characters who express them the most. We see that Romeo expresses his love for others in many ways‚ Tybalt and his fiery hatred for the world destroys lives‚ and Juliet’s loyalty is strong that even death won’t break it. In the beginning of the play‚ Romeo is madly in love with Rosaline and couldn’t get over her until he met
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