Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare that tells a story about to star crossed lovers who end up dying due to their love for eachother. It isn’t until after their death that their families realize how foolish their hatred for each other was. Throughout this play‚ many characters express the traits of love‚ hatred‚ and loyalty. Although many characters show these traits multiple times‚ there are some characters who express them the most. We see that Romeo expresses his love for
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As you know‚ there is an ancient and raging feud amongst the Capulets and the Montagues. They have been caught three times for fighting previously. After the last fight‚ you claimed you would relentlessly kill anyone who is involved with another fight. However‚ I think you should not punish Romeo at all because of the circumstances of the fight. Do not punish Romeo for killing Tybalt because Tybalt started the fight between himself and Romeo‚ Romeo did not originally want to fight Tybalt‚ and Romeo
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questions. (10 points) 1. One of the major characters in Romeo and Juliet is only alive for half of the play. Describe the character of Mercutio and the role he plays in this work. Why is he an audience favorite‚ and why is his death so important to the plot? Answer: Mercutio is Romeo’s friends and always tries to pick him up when he is down. Later on Mercutio fights Tybalt on behalf of Romeo and dies. This causes Romeo to kill Tybalt which leads to his exile and eventual death.
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Three young men crashed their neighbor’s party even though they were family enemies of each other with an ongoing riot happening among the two houses. Mr. Capulet was hosting a party when Romeo Montague and his two friends Benvolio and Mercutio decided to come even though Romeo predicted “I fear too early for my mind misgives‚ some consequences yet hang in the stars...” (Act 1 Scn 4 Lines 108-109) As the party was at the house of a family enemy. Romeo being very depresses‚ asked his chums to cheer
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In Act Three Scene One‚ Mercutio is stabbed by Tybalt and makes a pun about his impending death. Ask for me tomorrow‚ and you’ll find me a grave man.(3.1.65-66) Mercutio knew he was going to die from the wound caused by Tybalt. By trying to cover up the sorrowful setting‚ he makes a fitting pun thinking he will be dead soon and in his “grave”.
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rude comments about Romeo "thou art a villain." (3.1.61) "Therefore turn and draw." (3.1.67) The second quote is when Tybalt challenges Romeo to a sword fight‚ this is when Mercutio steps in and Tybalt is more than happy to fight and defeat him. To make matters worse‚ Tybalt comes back to where he has just killed Mercutio‚ after he realises that no one knows what has happened (except for the people that were there) and challenges Romeo again. This time Romeo‚ acting on behalf of his dead best friend
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himself. His friend Mercutio decided that it was enough of Romeo’s whining about Rosaline and tried to help him get out
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Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet; Act 1 and Act 2 Analysis Act 1 Scene 1 • The setting of the play is in Verona Italy. • The Capulet’s are people that like to start fights and say harsh things to the Montague’s; Example: Sampson: “I won’t eat dirt. If a Montague insults me. I will spit on him. And I will spit on all those Montague women too”. This is an example that tells us that the Capulet’s are harsh people who like to start a fight. • The Montague seem like peacekeepers and
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John Lenny Advanced English 11-Literary Paper Final Draft Miss Docktor March 20‚ 2013 Themes in Romeo and Juliet Everyone is affected by love in his or her own ways. William Shakespeare uses his intelligence to deeply describe the characters and how they make their next decision for one another. In Romeo and Juliet‚ the three important themes that are used throughout the play are the aspect of love‚ fate‚ and time and haste. In this paper I will be showing the three main themes in Romeo
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Romeo’s mood changes when he realizes that Mercutio is dying as he suddenly becomes regretful ‘that an hour hath (Tybalt) been my kinsman’ and decides that ‘others must end’ over ‘this black day’s fate’‚ whereas at the beginning of the scene he is very calm and peaceful and tells Tybalt ‘I love thee’ and that the reason he does excuses the need to react aggressively toward the ‘greeting’ Tybalt gives him calling him ‘villain’ as his hate can have ‘no better term’. Romeo is made ‘effeminate’ by Juliet’s
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