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    Shakespeare has no doubt created some of the most dynamic and interesting characters in written history‚ and in Romeo and Juliet there were several memorable ones. Aside from the hero and heroine‚ the voluble and witty Mercutio is as memorable a character as is found in all of Shakespeare’s plays. He acts as a significant character in terms of plot advancement; but more importantly‚ Mercutio himself is a fascinating man in many aspects. Mercutio is not part of the Montague family‚ he is however

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    foil character is one who enhances unique characteristics of another character. This is accomplished by a strong contrast between the two characters. The famous play writer‚ William Shakespeare uses numerous foil characters throughout his plays. One of these famous plays is Romeo and Juliet. This play has many foil characters which magnify qualities in other characters. Specifically Romeo‚ who is the main character of the play and has three main foil characters. Each one of these characters brings

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    Comparison of the Female Characters in Romeo and Juliet In William Shakespeare’s classic play Romeo and Juliet there are three main female characters‚ Lady Capulet‚ her daughter Juliet and their Nurse Angelica. They are all very different in their approaches to various life situations; this is partly because they are from different social status‚ with different backgrounds and outlook on life. In particular their views on love and marriage are very different. Romeo and Juliet was written in the

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    entertain the audience with his language skills.  The audience naturally loves him‚ and he often steals the show from Romeo‚ the main character. He can also be described as the fighter of the group‚ as although he tries to paint Benvolio as violent‚ it is clear where Benvolio prefers to ignore Tybalt and keep the peace‚ Mercutio faces the Capulets. When Tybalt insults Romeo and Romeo does not react‚ Mercutio jumps in and takes up Tybalt’s challenge‚ insulting him until Tybalt impales him with his sword

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    Characters. The. There are different types of characters‚ in different stories. There’s the Christ figure‚ the hero‚ the damsel in distress. But a character archetype that is very common and improves a story by binds foil characters. In William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the characters Romeo and Tybalt are great examples of foil characters‚ they contrast with each other in different ways‚ like motivations‚ traits‚ and actions. Romeo exemplifies emotions like love‚ passion‚

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    Tybalt Character Analysis A character Analysis of Tybalt from the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare. Tybalt is a son of the Capulets‚ he is Juliet’s cousin the traits he expresses throughout the play is pride‚ impulsiveness‚ and unwavering traits in the play. The first impression we get with Tybalt is that he is a prideful character when servants of both sides of Capulet and Montague are arguing as Benvolio attempts to end the feud between servants‚ he tries to coax Tybalt

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    Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet October 16th was the opening night for a Carroll production of Romeo and Juliet. Many familiar faces around Carroll are involved with the shakespearian production and everything seems to be going smoothly. On Thursday night (the 15th)‚ a dress rehearsal was given to an open audience and was very well received with seemingly everything going according to plan. However‚ behind the show are some interesting characters as well. Director and Professor Kim Shire explained

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    Romeo and Juliet In life‚ people make choices that not only are unbeneficial to them‚ but are also unbeneficial to others too. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet’s tragic death occurs. Although it may seem like it was their fault‚ three minor characters also contributed to the star-crossed lovers’ tragic deaths. Mercutio‚ the Nurse and Friar Laurence were also to blame (Infinitive). One of the characters‚ who may not have seemed a significant figure in the

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    Romeo and Juliet is a story of two doomed teenage lovers whose fate ends in tragedy. In modern times the name Romeo has become nearly synonymous with “lover”. Romeo‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he believes he can no longer live and decides to take his own life when he believes that the object of his love‚ Juliet‚ has died. The power of Romeo’s love‚ however‚ often obscures a clear vision of Romeo’s character‚ which is far more complex. He is

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    “the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” is about 2 star crossed lovers who can’t get together because of their families on going feud. The main characters in this play are RomeoJuliet‚ the nurse‚ and Friar Lawrence. Juliet is a 13 year old girl who is being forced to marry Paris an eligible bachelor‚ who is rich and very successful. Juliet then starts loving Romeo and gets married to him. One of the main charactersJuliet went through a lot of change in “the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.” At the beginning

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