This passage occurs in Act Three, Scene One. At the time of this quote, Mercutio is speaking directly to Romeo and Benvolio as they are the two characters physically with Mercutio at the time. However, the speech was intended for the houses of both Montague and Capulet as they had made a fool of him enough to result in his untimely death. Tybalt disrupted Mercutio and Benvolio in search of Romeo as Tybalt had the intent to fight him. However, Mercutio continued to make vulgar remarks towards Tybalt until eventually causing a fight of their own.
Act Three Scene One 1. About what is Benvolio worried in the opening lines of Act Three? That if they meet with the capulets they will have a battle to the death and they do not want to fight so they want to retire 2 . Quote, the words that reveal Mercutio draws his Sword against Tybalt first. ...
Shakespeare uses Romeo’s interactions with the Mercutio and Tybalt in Act 111 scene 1 to reveal his conflict motivations during the fued. In the story it shows that Romeo is really trying to make peace between the two families “Tybalt I have a reason to love you that lets me put aside the rage I should feel and excuse that insult” 3.1.18 and 19. The quote means that Romeo wants to have peace between the Montague and the Capulets because of how in love he is with Juliet, he is willing to be civil to be in love with Juliet and it be accepted. This quote is very important because it shows how much he wants to be with Juliet and how much he cares, if he did not care this much he would not be trying to make peace between the two families and try
True love is a concept perceived as achievable by many and a myth to some. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio’s purpose is to foreshadow an important aspect of the play, be a foil for Romeo, and lead to the woeful turning point of the comedy turned tragedy. Mercutio is used to foreshadow Romeo and Juliet’s tragic fate. After being stabbed by Tybalt under Romeo’s arm, Mercutio manages to tell Romeo that he wishes a “plague curse both your families” (III,1,94). After Mercutio’s death, only tragedy ensues- Tybalt dies, Romeo is banished, the Friar does not deliver a message, and Romeo and Juliet end their lives.
Tybalt takes offense to Romeo's presence at the Capulet's party and challenges him to a fight, despite attempts by Mercutio to claim the situation. This leads to Mercutio’s death. “Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain! Away to heaven, respective lenity, And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!” (3.3.118-120).
Their ancient feuding was the result of Romeo’s banishment. The Capulet house had a resentment for the Montague house, which led Tybalt to act viciously towards Mercutio and Romeo. Romeo’s detestation for Tybalt after killing his best friend was immense. Since Romeo is a very round character and acts on his emotions without thinking, he killed Tybalt. If it had not been for the programmed hate for the Capulets since birth, Romeo would not have killed Tybalt and been banished.
William Shakespeare ,the author states on pg 864 “ And but one word with one of us? Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow.” This indicates that I saw that Mercutio wasn't in the mood to take anything from the Capulets or nobody else because it was hot and he Mercurio was tryna cool down. When i saw that things was starting to get serious I started to try and keep the peace like i always try to do, by saying if they couldn’t settle there differences in somewhere private then they should leave each other alone and go about their
Mercutio made a joke out his injury saying “‘tis not so deep as a well nor as wide as a/church-door, but ‘tis enough” causing it to seem less serious than it is.(III.i.64-65) His silliness in this situation shows that he decreases the sorrow and transforms it into something that can be laughed about. Mercutio's comedic actions are of use to brighten the mood of any given situation throughout the play.
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In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the characters, Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet and Lady Montague all die, and Mercutio is to blame. Act 1, Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet, is about Mercutio convincing Romeo to go the party being held by the Capulet family. Romeo does not want to go, because he is a Montague and not welcome into the house of Capulet. After some convincing, Romeo agrees and goes to the party, where he is spotted by Tybalt. Tybalt hates the idea of a Montague in his family home, and searches for romeo in the square the next day.
Their strong urge to always begin a brawl, lead to their own deaths and Romeo’s banishment. Their deaths increased hatred amongst the families, while Romeo’s banishment caused Juliet’s depression, encouraging the Capulet family to arrange her wedding with Paris. Mercutio also placed a curse on both the Montagues and the Capulets which played out when Romeo and Juliet died. Tybalt was, of all the people in the story the most determined and passionate in furthering the feud. Mercutio saw the feud as a game, that he loved playing.
Once again, Mercutio’s playful and witty personality is shown, however in a more serious mood. He refers to heroes and legends of the ancient world (fictional and real) who are known for their beauty as, essentially, ugly prostitutes. His witty personality is used however to complement Romeo, he is a loyal friend and says that his “lady” is more beautiful and elegant than all the heroes of history. However, this isn’t just Mercutio being playful but he is also explaining to Benvolio his interpretation of Romeo’s situation with Rosaline. He feels bad for Romeo and is considerate when talking about Rosaline.
Mercutio’s speech about Queen Mab, who is responsible for making men dream, captures Mercutio’s brilliantly witty character. With the fantastical descriptions of the “fairies’ midwife” (1.4.52) and her entourage, the monologue is reminiscent of a fairy tale or a nursery rhyme (“Her chariot is an empty hazelnut made by the joiner squirrel,” 1.4.65). Mercutio uses this speech to dismiss Romeo’s ‘prophetic’ dream that he attempts — and fails — to tell his friend about, in hopes of not going to the Capulet’s masquerade. I interpreted the speech in which Mercutio is an older figure jokingly patronising a child’s whining (Romeo in 1.1) by providing a fable of sorts to ultimately explain and rationalise that dreams “are the children of an idle brain”
There is a myriad of themes and enthralling characters in the play “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. In my opinion, Mercutio, a kinsman of the Prince and the best friend of the young Petrarchan lover Romeo, is the most interesting as he is such a vivid and complex character. Mercutio brings colour, life, and humor to the play with his vulgar puns and jokes. He is very loquacious, erratic, always ready to guard his family and friend's honor and anti-romantic (just like the Nurse, he treats love only as a sexual attraction), which contrasts with peaceful, quiet and romantic Romeo, making Mercutio his antithesis. The audience sees his salience as he tries to save Romeo from melancholy and his courtly
Well, the audience does not know much about Mercutio beyond the facade that he places upon himself towards the other characters of the play, and additionally to the audience themselves. The moment that the audience can most easily see this facade break is when Tybalt, the enemy of the Montagues, confronts Romeo, and Mercutio intervenes. Mercutio’s empathy in this matter does not reach extraordinary lengths, or even somewhat understandable lengths, as when Romeo is pleading to Tybalt that he does not want to fight and instead wants to love Mercutio states, “O calm, dishonourable, vile submission!” (III.i.1571). At this moment, he believes that the act of submission itself is dishonorable.
