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 of Benvolio’s warning and continues to be a
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Romeo & Juliet Act one‚ Scene one Questions 1. Who is fighting at the beginning of the first scene? * The servants of both houses (Montagues and Capulets) 2. Benvolio and Montague describe the way Romeo has been acting. What do they have to say about him? * Romeo has been depressed and has been in the dark Note It takes place in Verona in a public place. Sampson and Gregory of house Capulet aremed with swords and bucklers. It is not long before they see Abraham and Balthasar
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big impact on the actions of a 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
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change Romeos perspective on love and that he should "find other people". Early in the story Romeo didn’t have a huge part in the story since he always ran away and preferred to be by himself. Benvolio and Mercutio offer Romeo to attend the Capulet party. Even though there Montagues Benvolio and Mercutio convince Romeo to go and the three of them attend the party. At the Capulet party Romeo thought of the words Benvolio said to him before about examining other beauties. Once Romeo placed his eyes on Juliet
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Shakespeare’s original thematic concerns of the purity of young love‚ and the dangers of family feud. He achieves all this through the clever use of a variety of film techniques in three key scenes; the Capulet ball‚ the balcony scene and the fight involving Mercutio‚ Tybalt and Romeo. The theme of the purity of young love is first revealed in the costume ball scene. The scene is introduced after Romeo takes an ecstasy pill before he attends the Costume Ball. The scene begins with rapidly
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Shakespeare" among his best know plays are "Hamlet"‚ "MacBeth" and Benvolio‚ his cousin‚ and Mercutio‚ a relative of the prince. Both friends have radically different temperaments. Both are linked by their loyalty to Romeo‚ but meet very different ends‚ Benvolio is a stolid‚ relatively unimaginative but thoroughly decent man who is contrasted with the impish‚ brilliantly whimsical Mercutio and the passionate Romeo. Mercutio is killed midway through the play‚ and with his death‚ the lightness‚ joy and fun of
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leading to their untimely demise. Examples of these characters are Juliet‚ Mercutio‚ and Romeo. In the play‚ Juliet is young and incidentally remains so forever. Her age however cannot cover up the faults she
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This extract has taken place in Act III‚ Scene I and occurs in a public place of the town. Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ Tybalt and Romeo are having an argument‚ which turns in to a sword fight‚ Tybalt kills Mercutio and for that Romeo kills Tybalt. At the point in time where Romeo kills Tybalt they are actually cousins by marriage although Romeo and the audience the only ones aware of this‚ creating dramatic irony. Mercutio’s death is the climax and turning point for the play and is the beginning of the tragic
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WWWWWWWWdfdhile each character is trying to adhere to the constitution of a eulogy (except for Socrates‚ who abandons this method when it is his turn to give a speech) we find that with every narrative‚ we are presented with a new speech-giving technique; Phaedrus begins his speech with a discussion of Love’s origins and ends it
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When Tybalt‚ comes and wants to fight‚ so Mercutio responds by challenging him to a fight as well. Mercutio says‚ “Here’s my fiddlestick‚ here’s that shall make you dance.”(3.1.41‚42) We also learn that he is very proud. “Men’s eyes were made to look‚ and let them gaze; I will not budge for no man’s pleasure‚ I.”(3.1.47‚48) From these passages‚ from the book‚ I have decided that Mercutio played the role of the retaliator. Therefore his fault is only in that of Tybalt’s
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