In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet the character Mercutio is prosaic about love and considers it as a chase for something sexual rather than it being affection and devotion like Romeo. Mercutio fights Romeo throughout the play on what this affection truly is and shows us the cynical side of love in Romeo and Juliet. Both of these characters show throughout the play that they have completely different views on love. Throughout the play Mercutio makes some highly sarcastic remarks about
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Tybalt and Benvolio In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet the opposition of Benvolio and Tybalt is deeply emphasized because they serve as dramatic foil to each other‚ Tybalt demonstrates the good and evil natures that exist in man‚ thus proving that evil is a destructive force. Tybalt and Benvolio differ in terms of values‚ respect and trust‚ but both are similar in the sense that they fiercely support their family. Readers see Tybalt as a pugnacious person and Benvolio as a person who
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At the end of the play Romeo and Juliet are dead. Their death is the result of many different events and decisions. There are several people that could be blamed for the deaths of these two young lovers. Mercutio for getting Romeo to go to the ball{{fragment}}. Their parents‚ by keeping the feud between the two families on going. Romeo for avenging Mercutio’s death{{Fragment}}. The Nurse for not telling Juliet’s parents what’s going on and that Juliet has fallen in love with a Montague. And even
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raised Juliet from infancy. Meantime‚ Benvolio queries his cousin Romeo Montague‚ Lord Montague’s son‚ to find out the source of his melancholy. He discovers that it stems from an unrequited love for a girl named Rosaline‚ Capulet’s niece. Upon the insistence of Benvolio and another friend‚ Mercutio‚ Romeo decides to attend the masquerade ball at the Capulet house‚ in hope of meeting Rosaline. Alongside his masked friends‚ Romeo attends the ball as planned‚ but falls in love with Juliet‚ and she
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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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Romeo: In the opening of the play Romeo is melancholy (sad) because of unrequited love with a woman named Rosaline. He is weak in depression “with tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew‚ adding to the clouds more clouds with his deep sighs” (I.e. 123-124). His love for Rosaline appears juvenile Romeo’s attempt to write love poetry demonstrates that he does not in fact feel that way‚ but is trying to recreate the emotions which he’s read about. He thinks he should be in love‚ and there for focuses
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Mercutio: A Memorable Man of Words‚ Wisdom and Wonder Introduction While some may think Mercutio is a relatively insignificant character based on his premature death in the classic play Romeo and Juliet‚ many authors and playwrights alike‚ believe he is one of Shakespeare’s greatest and most memorable creations. The character Mercutio displays this in many ways such as the following examples. Paragraph 1 First‚ Mercutio plays the classic character that is the free spirit. A very relatable character
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devices in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet in order to make it such an interesting‚ exciting and important scene? Romeo and Juliet is world renown as one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. At the beginning of the play you are introduced to two families in Verona; these families being the Montague’s and the Capulet’s. The two families have been involved in a feud for years. However at one of Lord Capulet’s balls Juliet‚ his only daughter falls in love with Romeo the son of Lord Montague. The
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Romeo and Juliet A famous tragedy written by William Shakespeare Is well known for undying love as well as tragic events that caused countless deaths. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet‚ Are the Two protagonists of the story‚ as well as “Star crossed lovers” who gave their lives for one another. Many factors lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet‚ various readers believe that Romeo and Juliet are to blame for the course of events leading to their deaths‚ Therefore it is there fault that they died.
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The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is the quintessential love story about a pair of star crossed lovers‚ who feel forced to end their lives caused by a series of coincidental plans that go awry. During the Elizabethan Times‚ William Shakespeare was at his prime‚ composing comedies‚ histories‚ and tragedies. Romeo and Juliet are from feuding families in the city of Verona; the two falls in love at first sight and develop a deep‚ intimate passion for each other. They discreetly become
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