Have you emotions ever gotten the better of you and you just couldn’t control it‚ or you weren’t really thinking what you were doing because you just couldn’t control your anger or jealousy? Well in the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare‚ the two characters Tybalt and Romeo‚ because of their emotion clouded mind‚ set the whole tragedy in play. Before I go on about though‚ I must be brief with my summary. The whole story is mainly about “A pair of star-crossed lovers takes
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In this essay I will explore whether Act 3 Scene 1 is an important scene in Romeo and Juliet. This scene is important as bawdy comedy sinks into tragedy after Mercutio`s death. This is seen through the language which becomes darker after this scene. Certain characters change e.g. Romeo becomes violent after this scene. I will also discuss themes that arise and the fact that the play is an oxymoron. Act 3 Scene 1 is important because the play changes within it from comedy to tragedy. In this paragraph
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unexpectedly kill themselves in the climax of the play. In addition‚ Mercutio‚ Tybalt‚ Paris‚ and Lady Montague all die. All this despair is caused because Romeo and Juliet are disobedient to their families. Since Romeo and Juliet craved to be united‚ their disobedience against their parents led them to their death. Thus‚ the theme of the play is that disobedience leads to the destruction of life. First‚ the duel between Mercutio and Tybalt leads both of them to destruction. Romeo tries to be nice
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conveyed through the quote‚ “Romeo slew him; he slew Mercutio who now the prince of his dear blood doth owe?” stated by Prince Escalus. The quote shows that despite the Prince’s status in society‚ he too holds the fault of violence and conflict. Similarly‚ the quote by Mercutio; “thou art as hot a Jack in thy mood as any in Italy”‚ reinforces the idea that violence and conflict are indeed universal in nature and as a result are aspects of every culture. The fights between Mercutio and Tybalt then between
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In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare‚ we are introduced to a controversial yet crucial character named Mercutio. However‚ in the original Shakespeare play and the modern film adaption of Romeo and Juliet by Luhrmann‚ the presentation of this character alters. Mercutio’s name derives from the word ‘mercurial’ which means eloquent‚ active sprightly and changeable‚ and Shakespeare purposely used this characters name as to present his character of this manner. In both the original play
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Tybalt The character of Tybalt is that he doesn’t like peace‚ the way he talks makes it seem as though he always wants to have trouble or fight. Mercutio‚ who hates Tybalt‚ gives him the "catty" nickname the "Prince of Cats" ‚ but when his uncle Capulet prevents him from beating up Romeo for crashing the Capulet’s masked ball‚ he’s not too pleased‚ and really just wants payback which is that he just wants a fight. Tybalt’s aggressive behavior seems possible that he’s eager to fight because he
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not to fight in public. Insults were exchanged‚ but Romeo remembered that Tybalt is his new wife’s cousin‚ so he turned the other cheek. Mercutio found this totally shocking‚ actually dishonorable‚ so he offered to fight Tybalt instead. They fought and then Romeo tried to intervene‚ but Tybalt suddenly stabbed Mercutio. Romeo and Benvolio assumed that Mercutio has not been badly hurt because he started joking about his damage but it was no joke. He was dying. A minute later‚ he died. Romeo blamed
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Tybalt and Mercutio set off a spin of events eventually ending in the death of the beloved Romeo and Juliet. While Romeo and Juliet hid their love‚ more plain to see was turmoil and conflict between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s. More specifically‚ Tybalt and Mercutio got into a brawl about Romeo going uninvited to Capulets ball. This is the first of many conflicts in Shakespeare’s play. Right after Romeo and Juliet were married‚ Romeo was drawn into a bloody battle with Mercutio and the fiery
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Romeo and Juliet‚ Mercutio is that one friend. Shakespeare’s use of a character like Mercutio‚ who has many various sides of traits‚ makes the story dynamic. In Act III scene I‚ Mercutio has a conversation with Benvolio that reveals his behavior. Temper‚ annoyance‚ and the urge to fight is what makes Mercutio’s personality have numerous features during the conversation. Shakespeare’s use of temper in the dialogue demonstrates Mercutio’s abundant facades. In act III scene I‚ Mercutio says‚ “Men’s eyes
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themselves “in the clear”. In Romeo and Juliet‚ a play written by author William Shakespeare‚ blame plays a role in creating multiple conflicts for the characters to face. The factors to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet are Mercutio and the Prince Escalus. Mercutio‚ the blood relative of Prince Escalus‚ and one of Romeo’s closest friends throughout the play‚ assisted in his closest companions’ demise. He accomplished this when he brought Romeo to the party. This creates conflict within the
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