tragedy play Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s vaulting ambition leads him to his death. Romeo and Juliet’s flaw is the powerful love between them and it means their relationship has to be secret and this leads to Mercutio being killed by Tybalt and Romeo then killing Tybalt. The consequences of Romeo revenging Mercutios death by killing Tybalt means he is banished upon death. When the play was written ’Romeo and Juliet’ was already a well known story but the version that William Shakespeare borrowed did not include
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Tybalt The character of Tybalt is that he doesn’t like peace‚ the way he talks makes it seem as though he always wants to have trouble or fight. Mercutio‚ who hates Tybalt‚ gives him the "catty" nickname the "Prince of Cats" ‚ but when his uncle Capulet prevents him from beating up Romeo for crashing the Capulet’s masked ball‚ he’s not too pleased‚ and really just wants payback which is that he just wants a fight. Tybalt’s aggressive behavior seems possible that he’s eager to fight because he
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Comparisons of Films From watching the older and more modern version of the killing of Mercutio and Tybalt there are obvious differences‚ as well as hidden ones. The comparison is between the Zeffirelli version and the more modern version. Watching these movies‚ paying close attention is important because it is not just the scenery and which characters are played by whom‚ but what the director was trying to portray in this scene. Both these versions were very different and it is obvious that
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Scene 1‚ Mercutio dies. The Capulets and the Montagues are both responsible for his death because of the longstanding family feud‚ Mercutio being in the wrong place at the wrong time‚ and the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. {{Good job!}} The longstanding family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues caused a lot of fighting between the two families for years. Mercutio was not a Capulet or Montague‚ but a friend of Romeo who was a Montague. So by association‚ Mercutio is an enemy
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Romeo and Juliet‚ Mercutio is that one friend. Shakespeare’s use of a character like Mercutio‚ who has many various sides of traits‚ makes the story dynamic. In Act III scene I‚ Mercutio has a conversation with Benvolio that reveals his behavior. Temper‚ annoyance‚ and the urge to fight is what makes Mercutio’s personality have numerous features during the conversation. Shakespeare’s use of temper in the dialogue demonstrates Mercutio’s abundant facades. In act III scene I‚ Mercutio says‚ “Men’s eyes
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Often in plays‚ the turning point is significant. The turning point usually occurs after the climax and begins the denouement. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ the funeral orations delivered by Marc Antony and Brutus is the turning point. Marc Antony delivers the more effective funeral oration because he plays with the commoners’ emotions and uses repetition to illustrate sarcasm which wins the crowd over. Funeral orations commonly focus on emotions. Marc Antony’s funeral
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becomes a tragedy‚ the scene begins with Mercutio humouring everyone and then enters the happily married and love-struck Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt now that he has married Juliet‚ Tybalt thinks that Romeo is mocking him but still refuses so Mercutio decides to fight for Romeo because he has dishonoured himself‚ Romeo tries to stop them fighting but ends up getting Mercutio killed‚ filled by his rage he kills Tybalt‚ both families rush to where Tybalt and Mercutio lay dead the scene ends with the Prince
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as a film. In his film there are many different visual ways in which Luhrmann builds and creates tension. My first point is‚ right at the start of the scene‚ Mercutio keeps pushing for a fight. Benvolio on the other hand‚ keeps telling Mercutio to retire‚ but Mercutio will not. In lines one and two‚ Benvolio says‚ ‘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…’ This suggests that Benvolio is aware of the Capulet presence
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happen. We are then introduced to the characters with great friendship‚ Mercutio and Benvolio. Shakespeare has carefully selected these two characters to create impact inside of this particular scene. Without these two characters‚ the scene would definitely not be the same. The scene starts off with Mercutio and Benvolio are talking to each other. It is a very hot day and Benvolio is somewhat more worried than Mercutio. The day is hot‚ the Capulets are abroad‚ And if we meet we shall not escape
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anger‚ you are more likely to make impulsive decisions. There are many pieces of literature that center attention on controlling anger. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ anger is seen through important characters. Both Tybalt and Mercutio prove to be hot-tempered and impulsive in stressful situations. In tough situations‚ Tybalt proves to be heated and impetuous. When Benvolio is trying to stop Gregory‚ Sampson‚ and Abraham from fighting‚ Tybalt yells‚ “What‚ drawn and talk of peace
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