Act 1 Summary The scene starts with two servants of the Capulet’s‚ Sampson and Gregory. They are discussing how they will fight the Montague’s and be civil with the women. They use violent language and when they see a Montague servant they act threatening and rude. Sampson‚ being daring bites his thumb at Abram‚ a rude gesture in Shakespearian times and he is verbally intimidating. Tybalt and Benvolio enter. Tybalt is a more violent character‚ full of hatred‚ the opposite of good willed Benvolio
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Act III Study Guide Scene 1 Mercutio is mocking Benvolio at the opening of this scene. What is he saying and how do we know he is teasing? A: He is describing Benvolio as someone who loves to fight‚ but we know from the verybeginning of the play that Benvolio loves to keep the peace and tries to avoid conflictbecause he tried to break up the fight between the servants. Why does Romeo refuse to fight with Tybalt? What does he say in lines 66-70? A: He refuses to fight because he is married
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feels strongly about in his life‚ leading to foolish acts of bravado. This is shown when he travels into Verona‚ after being banished‚ to kill himself for Juliet. Even when Tybalt enters “In triumph‚ and Mercutio slain” (III i127) Romeo claims‚ “Either thou or I‚ or both‚ must go with him [Mercutio]” (III i 134) This shows how far Romeo will go for those he loves
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Shakespeare is about two young lovers‚ their feeding families‚ and the tragedy that ensues in their lives. Romeos and juliet fall in love immediately at a party‚ this angered Juliets’s cousin‚ Tybalt. Tybalt tries to duel with Romeo but instead fights Mercutio‚ leaving both dead and Romeo exiled. With out the family’s knowledge Romeo and Juliet had been married with the help of Frair Lawrence and Nurse. Heartbroken‚ Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for help and he gives her a option to fake her death so she
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They are symbols‚ telling us about the various themes in the play as well. An example of a dream foreshadowing the eventual tragic ending of the play is found in Act 1 Scene 4‚ in which Romeo says that he “dreamt a dream tonight” to his friends Mercutio and Benvolio‚ while heading to Capulet’s feast. His dream is ominous‚ and he is fearful of whether his dream will come true‚ saying that he fears the “vile forfeit of untimely death”. This proves true at the end of the play‚ as he does eventually
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start of act 3 scene one s one of calm‚ Benvolio and Mercutio of the Montague household are walking along when Benvolio suggests that they ‘retire’ inside because if they should cross paths with the Capulet’s a brawl would be inescapable. Mercutio is a fiery young man who likes fighting the Capulet men whereas Benvolio is also fiery but has heeded the warning of the prince and doesn’t want to fight. The Capulet men come across them and Mercutio torments them and in doing so starts a fight‚ Romeo who
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Juliet’s death. 2. The scene opens with the fateful meeting in the street of Tybalt and Mercutio. Each of these characters are hot-headed and ready for a fight. 3. Benvolio again attempts to be a peace maker but is ineffective. 4. Romeo does not want to become involved in a fight with Tybalt because they are now kinsman. 5. Romeo’s fateful intervention allows Tybalt to mortally wound Mercutio. 6. In response to Mercutio’s death Romeo feels guilty and ashamed because he did not
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nobody has an understanding of why he must do this. The dark motif is also present throughout Mercutio’s Queen Mab speech. Towards the begging of Act I scene IV‚ Mercutio tries to convince Romeo push his lovesickness over Rosaline aside and to come along to the Capulet feast. When Romeo says that he is depressed because of a dream‚ Mercutio begins his speech of Queen Mab and he implies that she is the "mastermind of dreams." Queen Mab is a fairy who brings dreams to sleeping humans and throughout Mercutio’s
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Romeo’s reputation is one that is presented as a good child who is a portly gentleman as the town of Verona brags about him to be a well governed youth. During the play‚ Romeo’s personality develops through the actions of his three foils‚ Tybalt‚ Mercutio and Friar Laurence‚ making him the man he is at the end of the play. Throughout the play‚ the developing rash and hasty personality of Romeo is crafted by the foils contrasting characteristics. The aggressive side of Romeo is conveyed by the hot-tempered
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to a street brawl of the two families. Furthermore‚ in Act 3 Scene 1‚ the hatred between the families gets worse. When Tybalt wanted revenge against the Montagues‚ he then confronted Romeo and Mercutio and started a duel. In addition‚ the feud between the families got even worse‚ when Tybalt killed Mercutio. Also‚ in Act 5 Scene 3‚ Tybalt challenges Romeo to fight and Romeo kills him. The street in Verona‚ a public place‚ is where the feuding starts between the two families. In Act 1 Scene 1‚
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