Benvolio‚ cousin of young Montague‚ explains the events leading to the death of Tybalt‚ Capulet’s cousin‚ and Mercutio‚ friend of Romeo’s. “Tybalt challenged Romeo to a duel but refused as him and the Capulet were now related. Mercutio‚ Romeo’s dearest friend‚ intervenes and accepts the challenge instead. Romeo tried to break the duel but it ended into Mercutio being fatally stabbed by the Prince of Cats. Romeo wanted revenge so he chased after Tybalt‚ I tried to break up their duel
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if it wasn’t there these people wouldn’t care if Romeo and Juliet were associated together. “ O‚ I am slain! If thou be merciful‚ open the tomb‚ lay me with Juliet”(5.3.74-75). This quote is just saying that when Paris died after his and Romeo’s fight that he wants to lay his body by Juliet’s in the tomb. This quote goes along with this because if the feud wasn’t there and Romeo just went to pay a visit to her tomb no one would have thought he was trying to do anything to her. That’s why the feud
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one that confronted them‚ making 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‚
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piteous overthrows…”. This would be a quote from William Shakespeare on Romeo and Juliet. Additional‚ this poem is about these two enemies‚ two ‘star-crossed’ lovers who fall in love but end up taking their lives to be together. Therefore‚ according to Shakespeare love at first sight does exist. Doomed to be star-crossed lovers‚ destined to wonder what might have been. The Capulets are getting for a costume party which they have every year. Romeo‚ Mercutio and Benvolio decides and go crash the
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Einstein once said “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” This quote is a great representation of Romeo. Romeo is one of the weakest people you will ever meet. Throughout the book he shows this trait in pretty much everything he does. He lets the reader see his weaknesses when he think that Rosaline is the only one good enough for him to marry‚ when he is scared to fight Tybalt‚ and when he threatens to kill himself because he can’t be married to Juliet. Romeo shows his weakness in
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John Homsy Mr. Del Monte ENG 1D1 7 May 2012 Fighting Fire With Fire Only Gets You Burned “I object to violence because when it appears to do good‚ the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent” (Mahatma Ghandi). This quote says that violence can solve problems but only temporarily‚ the solution is never permanent. In many situations violence has sparked more violence‚ not just in Romeo and Juliet but in real life situations. William Shakespeare manages to take real-life themes
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The feud that takes place between the Montagues and the Capulets seems to be what is responsible for the deaths that take place throughout the play. First off‚ the feud causes Tybalt to lash out at Romeo‚ Benvolio and Mercutio throughout the play‚ which causes Mercutio’s death. Also‚ Romeo and Juliet would not have to hide their love‚ causing the Friar to devise a scheme to keep them together that causes the couple to die. Another theory to prove this statement is that if there were no feud‚ the
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people. For instance‚ there was a misfortune between the relationships of Mercutio and Tybalt and Romeo and Juliet. Most of Mercutio and Tybalt’s fight was a show and comedy for the surrounding audience. Tybalt never meant to actually make "Worms’ meat" (Romeo and Juliet. 3. 1. p. 868) of Mercutio. That was complete misfortune for Tybalt. While the fight between Tybalt and Romeo was a conflict‚ because Tybalt had killed Mercutio and Romeo wanted payback. Also‚ there was misfortune between the relationships
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sword fighting skills. Since being kin to Juliet presumes that he was a part of the Capulet household‚ which he was very proud of and quick to defend. Due to his lack of thinking before acting he was killed by Romeo’s rage after Tybalt himself killed Mercutio‚ a dear friend of Romeo. The three causes of his death are arrogance‚ pride‚ and Romeo’s contribution to the situation.
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a party in Elizabethan times and today is no place for fighting‚ he asks Capulet for permission to fight him there and then - "Uncle‚ this is a Montague‚ our foe; a villain‚ that is hither come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night." This quote demonstrates Tybalt’s willingness to vehemently insult others and the "s" sounds he uses suggests he is almost hissing his hatred. Throughout the play Tybalt is extremely one-dimensional when it comes to language; when he speaks it as always at a dramatic
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