between Tybalt‚ Mercutio and Romeo. What happens is Romeo along with his cousin and his friend Benvolio and Mercutio go off gallivanting to a party hosted by the Capulet family who are the rivals of the Montague family (Romeo’s family). During the party a Capulet called Tybalt recognises the Montague’s through their disguise and whilst refraining from attacking them then‚ sometime after he challenged Romeo to a duel but Romeo did not get this message and it ended up his friend Mercutio defending Romeo
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During the death scene of Mercutio‚ he states‚“Mercutio: I am hurt. A plague a both houses” (III.i.87). This line is ironic because the two houses are already cursed‚ members from each family will die at the end of the play anyway. Also‚ this line is ironic because Mercutio is cursing the family he was fighting against along with the family that he was fighting to support. The line when Benvolio states‚ “Benvolio: I pray thee‚ good Mercutio‚ let’s retire. The day is hot‚ The Capulets
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Analysis of Major Characters in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Romeo - The name Romeo‚ in popular culture‚ the name Romeo has become nearly synonymous with "lover." Romeo‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love‚ Juliet‚ has died. The power of Romeo’s love‚ however‚ often obscures a clear vision of Romeo’s character‚ which is far more complex. [IMAGE] In fact‚ even Romeo’s relation
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MERCUTIO Well dude‚ it sounds like Queen Mab visited you last night. BENVOLIO Queen who? MERCUTIO The great Queen Mab. She assists fairies when they give birth and is no bigger than the marble stone on a councilman’s ring. Her wagon is drawn by atoms‚ and she rides over men’s noses as they sleep. She uses spiders’ legs as the spokes of her wagon‚ and the harnesses are made of the tiniest spiderwebs. The cover of her wagon is made of grasshoppers’ wings and the collars on the atoms are made from
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that if the Capulets come‚ a fight would most certainly start. Benvolio states that ’the day is hot’‚ probably referring to both the weather and their tempers. Mercutio irritates Benvolio that he is ill humoured by telling him: ’thou wilt quarrel with a man for cracking nuts‚ having no other reason but because thou hast hazel eyes.’ Mercutio uses a pun to exaggerate Benvolio’s temper. This quote also builds up the audience’s expectations for the up-coming events. When the Capulets enter‚ the atmosphere
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actions will also get other people killed after his death. It is Romeo’s fault Mercutio died. Had he not broken up the fight Mercutio may have won instead Tybalt stabbed Mercutio. This was another death caused by Romeo. Romeo killed Tybalt as an act of revenge. He did not have to and this got him banished And the fight against Capulet got worse when Romeo killed Tybalt as an act of revenge for killing his friend Mercutio. He did not have to and this got
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“Three civil brawls‚bred of an airy word By thee‚ old Capulet‚ and Montague‚ Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets and made Verona’s ancient citizens Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments”. (1‚1‚80) These famous lines were spoken by Prince in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ these lines demonstrate how the feud between the Capulets and Montagues and how the drama between these two families prevented the forbidden love Romeo and Juliet from getting married. The feud was started centuries
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Such as Mercutio and Tybalt. “We can clearly see how Shakespeare used this dramatic foil to underscore his point that irrational‚ uncontrolled emotions are immoral and lead to severe consequences‚ such as tragic death. And if this point is investigated further
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What’s love all about? Select five quotes from the play about love and explain the ideas presented. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is predominately about love although it is a tragedy because love was a cause of the protagonists’ struggles and death. The first kind of love explored in the play is that of romantic love between young
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Before escaping‚ Tybalt plunges his sword into Mercutio‚ causing death to fall upon him. Mercutio blames Romeo and the feud for his fate. Romeo kills Tybalt‚ who taunts Romeo‚ upon his return. Romeo fears he will be condemned to death if he does not flee before the arrival of the Prince. Benvolio recalls the events that
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