Romeo And Juliet Hasty Quotes

Romeo and Juliet is best known for its tragic love story in which both protagonists brutally kill themselves in the name of love. Six characters die over the span of 5 days because of this mortal affair. Romeo and Juliet has strong themes of love and fate throughout the entire play. The play also addresses the dire consequences of hasty decisions. Tybalt is Juliet's cousin, Shakespeare portrays him as aggressive and stupid. and Mercutio is one of Romeo's best friends. He is neither a capulet or a montague. His crude jokes and long monologues definitely mark him as one of the more interesting characters. Lady Montague is Romeo’s mother. She is seen little in the play but is one of the more likable characters. She is calm and is very caring.

Tybalt preconceives this notion that Romeo is wounding his “honor” by attending the ball: “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries That thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw.”. Romeo has done nothing to Tybalt for him to be this angry. He is mad at Romeo for coming to the ball because he saw it as a mockery of his family. Tybalt fights Mercutio even though he has nothing to do with the conflict and is just sticking up for his friend. Tybalt is trying to get Romeo to fight him to restore his family's pride. In an act of good faith Romeo refuses to fight him even when Tybalt is insulting him. Mercutio feels sorryl for his friend and attacks Tybalt. This results in Tybalt killing Mercutio and fleeing the scene. Secondly, Tybalt purposely goes back to further insult Romeo after he kills his best friend: “Thou wretched boy, that didst consort him here,Shalt with him hence”. Tybalt kills an innocent man. A man whose only crime is defending his best friend. Finally, Tybalt starts a fight with Benvolio just because he is a Montague: “What, drawn and talk of peace! I hate the word, "As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.Have at thee, coward!”. Tybalt is oblivious to the fact that there might be a reason why Benvolio is fighting so hard to keep the peace. Tybalt's fatal mistake is underestimating the guilt Romeo feels for the death of Mercutio. His hot headedness clouds his brain and makes him focus solely on the feud between families

Mercutio antagonizes Tybalt leading them to fight Romeo desperately tries to break it up, physically stepping between them: “Why the devil you came between us? I was hurt under your arm” Romeo stepping between Mercutio and Tybalt to stop the fighting is so impulsive that it allows for Tybalt to strike randomly. This directly reflects Mercutio's impulsiveness and volatility. Even in Mercutio's last moments he does something arbitrary. Mercutio this entire time has been extremely loyal to the montagues even going as far as to duel with Tybalt to protect Romeos honor but in his final moments he erratically curses both houses: “A plague o' both your houses!” Death can not even predict his next move. Mercutio’s own impulsive actions progress the events of the play that lead to his death. “dreamers often lie”. Romeo does not want to go to the ball because he has a feeling something terrible will happen. Mercutio, almost belittling him, tells him that he is mistaken. If Mercutio never manipulates him into going Romeo would have never met Juliet. Mercutio is seen as a fun and witty character with a bit of a darker side. What many people fail to realize is that his overinflated ego is the true cause of his