Mercutio’s attempt in protecting Romeo’s honor leads to an
Borrow cupid's wings and soar with them above a common”(I. iv. 17-18). Since Romeo is in a way that he does not want to be joked around with. Mercutio is determined to cheer him up. He is making fun of Romeo, but he is doing it in a friendly way.
Mercutio is making light of Romeo’s deep depressing love for Rosaline, he’s mocking love and making it a joke. This creates an emphasis on Romeo’s utter affixation with love. Mercutio’s playfulness and ability to make a serious subject humorous and reasonable bring out the deep, dark, and depressing side of Romeo, who is completely the opposite when it comes to love. Romeo does not see love as a joke and we see him fall into a depression, Mercutio only makes this sadness more apparent as he talks so jokingly of love. Shakespeare uses Mercutio to lighten Romeo’s depression and make it more
Mercutio is different from Romeo because he does not believe in love and makes fun of Romeo and falling in love so heavily all the time. When Romeo describes his love for Rosaline using a rose with thorns as a metaphor. Mercutio laughs and says ”If love be rough with you, be rough with love; Prick love for pricking and you beat love down”(I.4.27-28). In another scenario of Romeo and Mercutio’s foils is when Romeo tells his friends about a dream he had about the party and is expecting a disastrous outcome of the party. Mercutio makes fun of Romeo because he does not believe that dreams can become visions of impending danger.
To start, Mercutio is known as Romeo’s close friend. At the beginning of the story, as he convinced Romeo to go to
Quotes and rhetorical devices help to establish the fact that whenever Romeo is around Mercutio, they are pretty much always
Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story between two teens that fall deeply in love with each other. Their love is so deep and true that they were willing to give up anything to be with each other, even their lives. Although the touching story has a lot of love it has even more death, but who is to blame for all the bloodshed in this beautiful story? Tybalt and Romeo were of different houses, thus it was understandable as to why they loathed each other so much. Mercutio was a loyal friend to Romeo, unfortunately unlike Romeo he was very short-tempered.
Nevertheless, it is also very physical as this entire dialogue is about a kiss. Thus, Shakespeare shows that their love is purely physical attraction, yet it is also quite innocent. In addition, the Nurse and Mercutio believe love to be about sexual desire and thus temporary. For example, in scene 4 of Act 1, Mercutio tells Romeo about Queen Mab, “This is the hag, when maids lie on their backs, /That presses them and learns them first to bear, / Making them women of good carriage.” In this speech, Mercutio describes love to be a delusion and very sexual.
In the play Romeo was down and out because his lover Rosalina didn’t show him any affection back. Mercutio encourage Romeo to go out and dance at n gathering the Capulets was hosting. In the statement “you are a lover. Borrow cupid wings and soar with them above common
Throughout the whole play both Romeo and Mercutio were there for each other when in need of a friend or even just some comforting words. Mercutio always seems to say the right things to put Romeo back on track and in focus. While Romeo was relentlessly weeping over his unrequited love for Rosaline, Mercutio, with his wise and caring words said, “‘Why is not this not better than groaning for love? Now art thou sociable.
This reflects Romeo's resilience to go against all the societal norms and restrictions, as he is constantly being reminded how he is going against his family. This quote shows Romeo's determination and willingness to take risks for love, demonstrating how he has changed from the young immature boy seen in the beginning of the play compared to this well-developed young man. Finally, Mercutio’s friendship with Romeo shows how Romeo will stay loyal despite the situation; showing his development is deeper than what strikes the eye. For instance, in Act 1 Mercutio is teasing Romeo about his good-spirited mood, trying to convince him to go to the party, "Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance." (Act 1, Scene 4)
As stated by Friar Lawrence in act two, scene three, “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” Here, Friar is saying that young people only care about what they see and not what is within. This shines Romeo in an immature light. Moreover, in act two, scene four, Romeo tells Benvolio and Mercutio about where he had been. Mercutio tells Romeo how love is useless and how he should be more careful.
Mercutio meets Romeo’s romantic ravings with cold, hard reality, and tries to make it clear exactly what he thinks about Romeo
At the beginning Romeo was in love but not with Juliet with a girl named Rosaline. He couldn't stop thinking about her. Meanwhile Juliet's parents were looking for someone for her to marry. There was an party at the Capulet house and Mercutio (Romeo’s friend) was invited.
In the story, Romeo’s characteristics and actions are very immature. After the party, Romeo, who has ‘fallen in love’ with Juliet, meets with Friar
