Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a play set in Verona, Italy. The tale follows the two main characters—Romeo and Juliet—who fall in love at a party. Unfortunately for them, they come from feuding families, and are sure they will not be able to marry. Nevertheless, Friar Laurence marries them in secret. However, unfortunately, before their wedding night Romeo kills Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, in a duel, and in the morning he was exiled to another city. He was told that If he ever returned to the city, he would be put to death. As it was, Romeo and Juliet would have had a very hard time seeing each other with this arrangement, and Juliet was facing the prospect of being forced to marry Paris Capulet. Fortunately, Friar Laurence came up with …show more content…
` House of Association: Mercutio comes from the Montague family. Personality: Mercutio Montague can best be described as a loyal, devoted, playful and whimsical individual, who often juxtaposes serious encounters with his lighthearted attitude and humour. His character is known for being at the centre of attention, and liking to take the stage. It is rumoured that William Shakespear killed Mercutio for this very reason; Mercutio took the light away from the star-crossed lovers. Physical Characteristics: Mercutio is portrayed as a thin, yet muscular, disheveled boy. He has short, light brown, scruffy hair, which he obviously doesn’t groom often. Despite his slender figure, he doesn’t come across as overly scrawny or weak, and is quicker to challenge Tybalt than Romeo is. Role in the Play: Mercutio is a secondary character, only appearing in four scenes, yet he has an important role in the story. He takes the edge off many serious scenes, as well as providing a foil character to Romeo. His decisions and actions have a very major impact to the story line, with the fight between himself, Romeo and Tybalt that he started providing the turning point in the …show more content…
If Mercutio had either declined the fight, or had been persuaded by Romeo, then arguably Romeo and Juliet may not have died. Significant Scenes: Act 2, Scene 1 covers Mercutio’s disapproval of Romeo and Juliet’s love, in his usual, humorous fashion. Mercutio tries to call after Romeo by shouting “Romeo! humours! madman! passion! lover!”. In Act 2, Scene 4, the nurse comes to find Romeo to tell him about Juliet’s wish to marry him. The the nurse approaches a group of boys including Romeo, and is pounced upon by Mercutio and his jokes. Mercutio teases her about her attire and age, by saying “Farewell, ancient lady; farewell”. In Act 3, Scene 1 Tybalt starts insulting Romeo repeatedly, and requests to fight him. Romeo declines this offer to fight with Tybalt as he sees Tybalt as a relative now that he’s married to Juliet. Mercutio, however, does not know of Romeo and Juliet’s marriage, and takes up his offer to fight. Mercutio loses the fight, and ends up dying. Romeo is enraged with the murder of his best friend, and decides to duel Tybalt after all. Romeo ends up winning the fight, but gets banished from the city. Modern Version of Act 3, Scene