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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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    Would anything be lost (or gained) if Rosaline were never mentioned? Rosaline is the niece of Lord Capulet whom Romeo falls in love with prior to the play‚ Romeo and Juliet; however‚ she doesn’t reciprocate Romeo’s feelings as she has chosen to remain celibate. In most film adaptations‚ she is usually omitted‚ yet Romeo is always grieving for his rejected love at the beginning of every adaption. Now‚ this is rather paradoxical as Rosaline is not important enough to be portrayed by an actor‚ yet

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    and Juliet‚ haste is a large factor that contributes to the tragedy of the play. In many places‚ Romeo acts very hastily with decisions having to do with marriage with Juliet. However‚ the character most responsible for the tragedy of the play is Mercutio. His hasty behavior having to do with fighting Tybalt in acts two and three most influences the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. Haste helps Shakespeare communicate his point on why making hasty decisions can have a negative outcome for someone. Romeo’s

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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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    shown through three specific characters in the play. Romeo has frequent mood swings and often forgets about his previous emotions very quickly. Juliet is always changing from one extreme to the other. She is either really happy or really sad. Lastly‚ Mercutio displays a lot of sass and attitude. These are all emotions typically felt by adolescents and are displayed well throughout the play. Romeo shows a wide range of human emotion. Most of these emotion are shown in typical adolescent fashion‚ through

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    have flashbacks of my friend‚ Mercutio‚ bleeding on the ground. I recall every sensation I had while I was smoldering in anger. When I remember that part of the incident‚ I don’t regret seeing Tybalt laying on the ground with blood flowing out of him… But from my actions I had broken the peace in Verona‚ everything

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    When Mercutio died‚ his friend flew into a rage and killed his executioner. I believe there were many characters at fault. Including those who don’t make an appearance‚ but are mentioned. The story starts with‚ ‘Two households‚ both alike in dignity‚ in fair Verona‚ where we lay our scene… ’ (Shakespeare‚ 1597). This feud‚ between the two households‚ started a chain reaction‚ without this sequence of events taking place‚ Mercutio probably would’ve lived to see another day. This feud also caused paranoia

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    left proud Tybalt Capulet and boisterous Mercutio Escalus dead with Romeo Montague banished. Many residents are shocked by such a horrific outcome and are currently grieving their deaths along with Romeo’s banishment. In an interview with a rather distraught Benvolio Montague‚ who happens to be an eyewitness at the scene (who’s also a relative of Romeo Montague and close friend of Mercutio Escalus) retold the event. The fight included Romeo‚ Mercutio‚ Benvolio‚ Tybalt‚ and his men. It started

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    In 3.1‚ Romeo killed Tybalt because Tybalt killed Mercutio. Romeo was very impulsive when killing Tybalt‚ he did not think about the ramifications of killing Tybalt. This was also an emotion-based decision because ignoring the fact‚ Romeo was impulsive‚ he let his emotion of anger guide him into killing

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    in Romeo and Juliet Act III Scenes 1 & 2 Submitted by: Shimshon Yosef Scene 1 Question 4: Mercutio is related to the Prince and he is my friend. Mercutio was killed because he defended my honor in regard to Tybalt’s lies about me. Tybalt was my cousin for one hour. Romeo states the Juliet’s beauty made him weak like a woman. She weakened his brave heart which was hard as steel. Question 3: Mercutio says that he is a "grave man". He means that he will be dead soon. The literary device used here

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