Communication In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Tybalt intended to fight Romeo because he disliked his presence at the Capulet’s party but after Romeo refuses to fight Mercutio feels the need to fight for him instead. This is not the only time Mercutio is a display of masculinity in the play. As Romeo’s friend he likes to mock him, calling him an petrarchan lover and joking about his version of love. The difference to Romeo is also found when juxtaposing how Romeo and Mercutio speak. For instance, when Romeo talks about the girls he is in love with or has a crush on he talks in poetic sentences. In comparision, Mercutios:” Laura was a kitchen slave. Surely she has a better love to make rhymes for her. Dido was shabbily dressed. Cleopatra was a gypsy girl. Helen and Hero were sluts and harlots.

A story about arranged marriage, death, and feuding families leaves little to no room for lightheartedness, but Mercutio embraces a humorous approach to bad situations. Even amidst Romeo’s sulking and sadness about his love life, Mercutio pokes fun and commands that “If love be rough with you, be rough with love; prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.” (I.iiii.27-28). Mercutio is telling Romeo to be equally as hurtful

To begin with, Mercutio is a good friend to Romeo in that he stands up for Romeo when in need. In Act III, Scene I, there is a scene in which Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo are conversing. In lines 59-60, Tybalt says, “Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art a villain.” This

As one of the most complex characters in the play, Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio’s purpose is to act as a static catalyst for the death of most of the characters. Shakespeare uses Mercutio’s character cleverly as the kind of character that stays in the background, but influences the rest of the cast in the utmost amount. Mercutio’s light and occasionally sardonic humor at inapt times relieves the play from being a complete tragedy and allows the audience a false sense of security before calamity strikes, such as the death of his character. Mercutio also stands as a consistent character to prove that despite the fact that the majority of Shakespeare’s characters are unpredictable and impulsive, there has to be at least one character to steady

They have made worms meat of me,” (3.1, 68-69). This quote exemplifies that although Mercutio is neither a Montague nor a Capulet he still dies in a battle fought between the families. This incident heightens Romeo’s fatal flaw, as his reckless act of heroism turned out to be a burden as it caused the death of Mercutio. Moreover, Mercutio’s plague towards the families also foreshadows further tragedy, as Romeo then gets banished from the Verona, along with additional events which later on result to his death. Last, even after his death, Mercutio acts as a foil character to Romeo by causing a shift in Romeo’s gentle character. For example, after Tybalt slays Mercutio, Romeo avenges his friend by killing Tybalt. This act shows his alteration in character, as he was never seen as a ferocious character in any previous scenes. This is evident in the play when Romeo says, “Away to Heaven, respective lenity, and fire-eyed fury be my conduct now,” (3.1, 125-126). This quote exemplifies Romeo’s new perception, as he claims he is finished with sympathy and gentleness. This change in Romeo’s personality is significant because not only is he going to attack Tybalt, but also he is going to kill him, which then entitles him a murderer. This is significant because it further leads to his banishment, which in all leads to his death. The transition in the persona of Romeo is highlighted by the character Mercutio, which leads to the

Mercutio’s loyalty can be seen as odd in some cases. He does not belong to either the Capulets nor the Montagues. Even though Mercutio is not assigned to the Montagues, he still hangs out with them. When Tybalt and his boys from the Capulet house would brawl with the Montagues, Mercutio would be right alongside with the Capulets. Mercutio was loyal to the Capulets due to his best friend Romeo being part of that house. One specific fight between the two house was the fight Mercutio died. In the fight, Tybalt was beating up Romeo pretty badly. Mercutio ended up stepping in and fight Tybalt for Romeo. This shows great

Mercutio’s arrogance in Act III is truly magnificent, “Men’s eyes were made to look, and let them gaze. I will not budge for no man’s pleasure”(57-58). This sentiment shows that Mercutio is confident enough to stand up for himself and fight back. For this reason, Mercutio’s behavior allows the audience to get the sense that Mercutio is outgoing but is still a teenager. In other words, this wittiness reveals that his bravery and confident is not the only thing Mercutio gained, but he gained the confidence to talk back to his foe, Tybalt. Because of this, Mercutio learned who he actually is before his tragic death. This ignorance Shakespeare portrays of Mercutio shows that his personality changes by the end of the

The ways that Romeo and Mercutio behave serve a purpose to point out one another's good and bad attributes.Tybalt, angry at Romeo for attending the Capulet party, demands Romeo fight him. Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt saying his love him instead. Outraged, Mercutio says.” ‘ O calm dishonourable, vile submission! Alla stoccata carries it away, Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk?’”(3.1.44-46). Romeo

Tybalt surprisingly stabbed Mercutio under Romeo's arm and it, unfortunately, killed him. ¨Help me into some house, Benvolio, Or I shall faint. A plague o´ both your houses! They have made worms´ meat of me. I have it, And soundly too. Your houses!¨ (3.1.104-107). These were Mercutio's final words before he died. This was his way of cursing both the Capulet and Montague families because of what had happened. If there was no feud between the two families from the start there would have been piece for Verona, for the families. They all would've gotten along and there wouldn't have been so much hate coming from Tybalt to cause him to kill Mercutio.

This demonstrates the needless sacrifice of Mercutio from Tybalt’s hatred. Another character that develops this theme is Romeo. Shakespeare states that after Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo becomes enraged in hatred and when Tybalt returns, Romeo forgets that Tybalt is his cousin-in-law and fights Tybalt and eventually kills him. Romeo says, “Away to heaven, respective lenity, and editorial fire-eyed fury be my conduct now. Now, Tybalt, take the “villain” back again that late thou gavest me, for Mercutio’s soul is but a little way above our heads, staying for thine to keep him company.

Even though one could not possibly think that a best friend could kill another best friend, it was Mercutio’s decisions that lead to Romeo’s death. Even Mercutio himself paid for his actions by dying before Romeo. However, Mercutio’s death also lead to Romeo’s death in ways that even Romeo didn’t know about. Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, challenged Romeo to a duel a few days before Mercutio’s death. Days later, Tybalt came to fulfill that challenge. However, Romeo, being newly integrated into the Capulet family, did not want to hurt his new relative. Mercutio was a witness to Romeo’s behavior and took it as an insult that Romeo did not take the chance to hurt a Capulet. Mercutio then declares, “O calm, dishonerable, vile submission!...Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk?” (III.i.76 - 78). In this instance, Mercutio has just challenged Tybalt to a duel instead of letting Romeo just walk away. This simple line causes Mercutio to be slain in front of Romeo and Tybalt is left alive. This then forces Romeo to mourn and avenge Mercutio before he even has time to think. As a result of Mercutio’s death, Romeo then murders Tybalt, his new relative. This causes the Prince to banish Romeo and prompts other events to occur. An additional occasion as to when Mercutio’s antagonistic behavior comes into play is when they are on the way to the Capulet’s party. Romeo is still depressed about Rosaline at this point at

With Mercutio’s jests towards Benvolio, Shakespeare shows Mercutio is a careless and hotheaded character. Mercutio joked with Benvolio that he, Benvolio, “art like one of these fellows that, when he enters the confines of a tavern, claps me his sword upon the table and says ‘God send me no need of thee’ and , by the operation of the second cup, draws him on the drawer when indeed there is no need” (5-10). Many characters do not enjoy Mercutio’s careless and offensive jokes. When Mercutio finds pleasure in joking about Benvolio, Benvolio does not retaliate. Benvolio doing this causes Mercutio to want a

Mercutio was a very serene man who assisted the Montague family in numerous ways. He defended their honor and took it as his own responsibility to withhold their values and name. Mercutio died in a heroic duel in which the villain Tybalt stabs him, which leads to a fatal wound. Mercutio fought Tybalt to defend Romeo’s and Montague’s honor. He cherished his life and did not deserve to die because he loved life to the fullest. He was always true and loyal to Romeo. He always had something to say and wouldn’t leave anyone unsatisfied. We can all conclude that Mercutio is very proud of Romeo, as shortly after Mercutio dies, Romeo kills Tybalt. Mercutio was always there for anyone who was despondent or having an unfavorable day. He always knew

In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the protagonist's best friend, Mercutio, finds that his wit and bravado lead to his downfall in Act 3 of the play. At the beginning of Act 3, the aggressive Tybalt of the Capulet family comes searching for Romeo of the rival family, Montagues, after he “dishonored” at their feast. When Tybalt questions Mercutio, he immediately tries to provoke Tybalt and makes snarky comments. When Romeo arrives and refuses to fight, Mercutio gets angry at his submission and calls his friend a coward; after a sarcastic remark to Tybalt calling him the “good King of Cats,” he determines to take “one of [Tybalt’s] nine/ lives” and “dry-beat the rest of the eight” (III.i.75-77). Tybalt and Mercutio then engage in a fight

As a friend of Romeo’s, Mercutio supports the Montague’s in the ancient feud. An example of Mercutio defending the Montague’s is when Tybalt, a member of the loathed Capulet family, abuses Romeo and Mercutio intervenes on Romeo’s behalf. Attempting to restore peace, Romeo gets between the two combatants and Mercutio “hath got his mortal hurt” (Page 149; Act 3, Scene 1) on Romeo’s account. In spite of his “life shall pay the forfeit of peace” (page 17; Act 1, Scene 1), Romeo seeks revenge on Tybalt as he loves his murdered friend. As Romeo kills Tybalt out of love for Mercutio, Shakespeare suggests that love conquered the thought of being penalized with death.