story begins to take some twists and turns. To begin‚ in act one‚ on the streets of Verona the Capulet’s servants pick a fight with some Montague’s servants and Benvolio attempts to stop the fight. Benvolio draws his sword and yells “Part fools!/Put up your swords; you know not what you do”(1.1.56-7). Tybalt then walks in and sees Benvolio with is sword out‚ so he too pulls out his sword and enters the fight. At this point Montague and Capulet run on stage and immediately join in the fight‚ while
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but for his own. By refusing to leave the streets even after Benvolio pleaded him too‚ he was asking for trouble. Benvolio: I pray thee‚ Good Mercutio‚ let’s retire: The day is hot‚ the Capels are abroad‚ And if we meet we shall not ‘scape a brawl‚ For now these hot days is the mad blood stirring. Act 3‚ Scene 1‚ Lines 1-5.After Mercutio refuses to leave‚ the Capulet shows up and Mercutio gets inbetween a brawl between Romeo and Tybalt‚ Romeo refuses
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– it was against the law to fight in public at that time so the fact that it is illegal makes the audience feel nervous. The atmosphere from the off is very tense‚ and the unravelling events foreshadow what will beget the remainder of the scene. Benvolio is worried that Mercutio will meet the Capulets and a vicious fight will break out. “For now these hot days‚ is the mad blood stirring.” This line would disconcert the audience and make them uneasy as many Elizabethans were superstitious in
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versus hate‚ Disorder‚ Fate‚ Friendship and Revenge. The atmosphere at the start of act 3 scene one s one of calm‚ Benvolio and Mercutio of the Montague household are walking along when Benvolio suggests that they ‘retire’ inside because if they should cross paths with the Capulet’s a brawl would be inescapable. Mercutio is a fiery young man who likes fighting the Capulet men whereas Benvolio is also fiery but has heeded the warning of the prince and doesn’t want to fight. The Capulet men come across
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the streets of Verona. Tybalt Capulet and Mercutio Escalus were found dead. Since their deaths‚ Romeo the son of Montague has been banished. When both households came to know‚ they were filled with anger and grief and swore revenge against each other. On Tuesday the 1st of July at noon‚ an 18-year-old named Mercutio - a close companion of Romeo Montague- was stabbed with a 67 cm sword in his chest‚ by 25-year-old Tybalt Capulet. Romeo Montague was enraged. He fought Tybalt and killed him in a duel
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both Capulet servants‚ fight with Abram and Balthasar‚ Montague servants‚ in Act 1 Scene 1. Later in the same fight‚ Lord Montague and Lord Capulet both attempt to join in the violence. In Act 3 Scene 1‚ Mercutio‚ a friend of Romeo’s‚ fights with Tybalt‚ a member of the
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In the 1996 film interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Baz Luhrmann effectively conveys the theme of love. The play follows Romeo and Juliet’s romance from love at first sight into the growth of true love‚ then into the downwards spiral of their parents’ disapproval and violence between the two families‚ concluding in the devastating death of the young couple. The theme of love is crucial in both the film and the play‚ and is exhibited repeatedly through different
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Romeo’s Lust “thus with a kiss I die”Said Romeo just as he kills himself In romeo and juliet. Romeo has Given everything just to be with Juliet. This play was written by William Shakespeare‚ and took place in the 1300s. For centuries both Romeo and Juliet’s families struck with an ax of hatred to each other in the city of verona. Yet during four days the star cross lovers think they found love in each other. True love is an intense feeling of deep affection. What romeo had was a lust for juliet
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it transcends social conventions. Many of the friendships in the play are as sincere as Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other. Close relationships were formed between Juliet and her nurse‚ Romeo and Mercutio and Mercutio and Benvolio. In Act 3 Scene 1 Mercutio and Tybalt are caught in an argument‚ Mercutio is stubborn and does not want to stop “Men’s eyes were made to see things‚ so let them watch. I won’t move to please anybody.” The love in this act is shown through brotherhood‚ Romeo and Mercutio
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Violence and conflict are central to “Romeo and Juliet”‚ providing a strong contrast to the love story between the two main characters. Discuss this theme with reference to at least three scenes in the play. “Romeo and Juliet” is a ’high drama’ tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-cross’d lovers" whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime. “Romeo and
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