Throughout the works of William Shakespeare‚ the main character is complemented with another character that acts or serves as the protagonist’s foil. In Romeo & Juliet‚ the protagonist‚ Romeo‚ is fickle‚ idealistic‚ impractical and naïve. To balance Romeo as a character‚ Shakespeare creates Mercutio; a good friend of Romeo’s who acts as his conscience. While Romeo has an idealistic perspective of the world and more specifically of love‚ Mercutio balances Romeo’s weak points as a dreamer. Mercutio
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Mercutio and Tybalt are caught in an argument‚ Mercutio is stubborn and does not want to stop “Men’s eyes were made to see things‚ so let them watch. I won’t move to please anybody.” The love in this act is shown through brotherhood‚ Romeo and Mercutio love each other like siblings. In the scene of Mercutio’s death‚ he holds true to his understanding of love for his kinsmen. His involvement in the ordeal itself springs from his emotions to defend Romeo and his friends. Mercutio challenged Tybalt because
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the characters act impatiently. Tybalt spots Romeo at a Capulet party and‚ enraged with the invasion‚ wants to fight with Romeo right then and there. Lord Capulet intervenes before Tybalt can do anything and sharply
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He speaks to Tybalt calmly and cheerily at first; then when Tybalt disagrees. Capulet tells him off in a demeaning manor. “What‚ Goodman boy‚ I say he shall‚ go to! Am I the master here‚ or you? Go to! You’ll not endure him? God shall mend my soul‚ you’ll make a mutiny among my guests!” This shows Old Capulet to have more power in the family than Tybalt does. This could either be because of Old Capulet’s age compared to Tybalt’s or
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friends crash the party and that is where he meets Juliet. They instantly fall in love. Juliet’s cousin Tybalt sees Romeo there and is angry. The next day is when the two love birds plan to get married. After the wedding Romeo sees his best friend Mercutio and Tybalt fighting in the streets. Romeo tries to stop the two. Romeo tells Tybalt that he cannot fight him for he is his cousin. This makes Tybalt mad‚ he tries
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Research Paper In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare‚ tells a romantic tragedy of two young teenagers that fall in love. Romeo‚ whose family is montagues are rivals to his love Juliet‚ who are labeled as capulets. They fight for their love and will to be together. This play teaches young people to fight for their love‚ but not give into furious desires. They act without thinking and this becomes their tragic flaw. In the article‚ "Love and Lust in Romeo and Juliet"
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“Alive in triumph‚ and Mercutio slain? / away to heaven respective lenity / And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now! / Now‚ Tybalt‚ take the “villain” back again / That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio’s soul / is but a little way above our heads / staying for thine to keep him company. / Either thou or I‚ or both‚ must go with him” (III.i.123-130). With rage‚ Romeo kills Tybalt. This justifies that violence causes hatred because as a result of Tybalt’s death‚ Lady Capulet‚ Juliet’s mother‚ and the
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intrude on the Capulet’s masked party. Consequently‚ they eventually become discovered by Tybalt due to Romeo’s easily distinguishable voice‚ yet Capulet discourages and scolds him from confronting Romeo and ruining the party. This humiliates Tybalt‚ and draws him into wanting to take the present matters into his own hands‚ dealing with Romeo and Mercutio some other time while his anger gradually builds. Tybalt This‚ by his voice‚ should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier‚ boy. Capulet Am I the
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take long before another fight breaks out Mercutio and Tybalt are killed. Since Romeo killed Tybalt he is banished to Mantua and both families grieve for their own loved
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Macbeth’s vaulting ambition leads him to his death. Romeo and Juliet’s flaw is the powerful love between them and it means their relationship has to be secret and this leads to Mercutio being killed by Tybalt and Romeo then killing Tybalt. The consequences of Romeo revenging Mercutios death by killing Tybalt means he is banished upon death. When the play was written ’Romeo and Juliet’ was already a well known story but the version that William Shakespeare borrowed did not include the love theme William
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