Comparing Mercutio In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

The next day, Benvolio and Romeo have an encounter with Tybalt, who is still out to get Romeo for crashing the Capulet’s party. When Romeo refuses to duel with Tybalt, Mercutio steps in and accepts the duel. This duel, however, ultimately led to the killing of Mercutio by Tybalt. Out of guilt for Mercutio, Romeo attacks Tybalt killing him.

| The complete opposite of Romeo, who doesn’t consider the feud anything to do with him personally, Tybalt takes it more personally than the head of the family himself and considers “enduring” Romeos presence humiliating and a scorn against his name. He takes the matter of pride seriously.

Mercutio and Tybalt are about to fight when Romeo

In the story “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, although Benvolio and Mercutio share many differences, they also have similarities. Benvolio and Mercutio have two different personalities. Mercutio is a sort of person that can change feelings at unexpected times, which is shown in the story, as he is called “Mercury”. Benvolio is quite opposite, since he is cautious of his actions, likes prevents anything from causing even more trouble, and is the smarter, educated person. Benvolio shows this when he stood up during the fight, and said to keep peace. Mercutio likes to cause trouble whereas Benvolio, would not. In Act 2, both Benvolio and Mercutio, like to make fun of Romeo’s love, Juliet, and his old, Rosaline. This is shown when, Mercutio said, “The ape is dead, and I must conjure him. - / I conjure thee by Rosaline’s bright eyes, / By her high forehead, and he scarlet lip, / By her fine foot, straight leg, and quivering thigh, / And the demesnes that there adjacent lie, / That in thy likeness thou appear to us” (2.1.19-24). Benvolio and Mercutio both knew Romeo had love for Juliet, so they decided to shout filthy things about Rosaline, while drunk, hoping that Romeo would come out, defending himself. This did not work, so they just gave up, and left. Benvolio is more respectful towards people, so I think he would represent a better person in the natural society. Therefore, both Benvolio, and Mercutio, have differences, but one is the better friend.

Tybalt addresses Mercutio and Benvolio and asks to have a word with them. Mercutio challenges Tybalt to fight “Make is a word and a blow.”(pg 116) Tybalt believes that Mercutio’s offer to fight does not include a reason. Tybalt asks Mercutio if he is an associate of Romeo. Benvolio attempts to calm the men because they are in a public place. Romeo enters, causing Tybalt to forget the fight because Romeo is the man he was waiting for. Tybalt expresses his abhorrence for Romeo when he says “Thou art a villain”(pg 116) Romeo states that he admires Tybalt for reasons that could end their feud and that Tybalt obviously must not know who he truly is because he is not a villain. Tybalt says “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me” (pg 116) This statement confuses Romeo because he believes he never injured Tybalt “I do protest I never injured thee”(pg 116) Mercutio draws his sword on Tybalt and reveals he wants to take his life. Tybalt draws his sword and him and Mercutio begin to fight. In an attempt to stop the fighting, Romeo reminds the men about the Prince’s warning and reaches his arm between the fighting

In one if William Shakespeare's plays, "Romeo and Juliet", Mercutio, Romeo's best friend, makes a speech, the Queen Mab speech. According to Mercutio, Queen Mab is a tiny, mischievous fairy that rides around in an "empty hazelnut" as a chariot, drawn by a "team of little atomi" (I.IV. 59-69) and makes sleepers dream about good or bad things, for example, love. “Through lovers’ brains, and then they dream of love; On curtsies straight; o’er lawyer’ fingers, who straight dream of fees: o’er ladies’ lips, who straight on kisses dreams…” (I.IV.74-77)

Will you pluck your sword out of his pitcher by the ears? make haste, lest mine be about your ears ere it be out."(Romeo and Juliet ACT 3 Part 2)When Tybalt agreed to fight with Mercutio instead they move closer to eachother and began to fight.Romeo jumps in to stop them from fighting stating beat down their weapons.--Gentlemen, for shame! forbear this outrage!-- Tybalt,--Mercutio,--the prince expressly hath or bid this bandying in Verona streets.-- hold Tybalt!--good Mercutio!--"(Romeo and Juliet part 3)in that case Marcutio was already Stabbed and hurt by Tybalt as he ran away with his other mens.Benvolio and Romeo tried to help him and all Mercuitio was saying was that it was only a scratch.As Romeo encourage's Mercutio to stay alive he says"Courage, man; the hurt cannot be much"(Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Part 3)mercutio was explaining how he ended up getting stabbed and he was was stabbed under Romeo' arm and how he wouldnt be abel to survive till tommorro stating"No, 'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door; ut 'tis enough, 'twill serve: ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man."(Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Part 3)When Benvolio brings Mercutio into a house where Mercutio would be safe in Romeo was left alone.Benvolio came back to Romeo saying that Mercutio had died "O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio's dead!That gallant spirit hath aspir'd the clouds,Which too untimely here did scorn the earth."(Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Part 3)Romeo knew this would be a far worse problem for him and that Tybalt was going to continue to Threaten on killing

In act 3, scene 1, lines 78-79, Mercutio says "Will you pluck your sword out of his piloner by the ears?" What Mercutio is asking Tybolt to take out his sword and fight him. In the end Mercutio and Tybolts fight mercutio is badly hurt.

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

Though Romeo has two very close friends, Mercutio is evidently shown to be the better friend by fighting for him, advising Romeo, and enlightening his attitude. Essentially, in Act three of Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio and Benvolio come across Tybalt, who is trying to pursue Romeo to challenge him for a duel. However, Mercutio recognizes that Romeo is being cowardly towards Tybalt. As Mercutio is a truly loyal friend to Romeo, he offers to duel with Tybalt alternatively.

Just about everyone has a friend. They are people we can confide in, laugh with, and hold a high level of importance to us. Without them, we would be lonely, depressed and lost, with no one to help cheer us up or talk with. Everyone needs them in their life, even animals are capable, and do, make friends. In “Romeo and Juliet”, there are two families, The Capulets, and The Montagues, who are quite the opposite and have had a feud for many years. Romeo, who is the son of a Montague, has a best friend, Mercutio, but many believe he is just a filler character in the story. In William Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet”, apart from clashing with Tybalt (a Capulet), Mercutio’s role in the story has serious purpose because he provides comic relief to

In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare tells the story of two star-crossed lovers and their family feud. Shakespeare features Romeo, who believes dreams hold irrefutable meaning and thus allows them to dictate his actions. On the other hand, Shakespeare also features Mercutio, who believes that dreams are simply figments of the imagination and hence should be disregarded. As the story follows this narrative, it becomes clear that Mercutio and Romeo’s view of dreams differ when it comes to interpreting the significance of dreams and the causation of dreams. Keeping this evidence in mind, Romeo and Juliet makes a striking comment on human life: those who seek more guidance in their life often turn to the idea of fate for comfort, while those who hold a more cynical outlook on life often believe fate to

7. Mercutio said, “Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man.” (3.1.65-66), what this means is that he is so upset that tomorrow when they see him he will be in a grave.

Benvolio and Mercutio walk down the street talking about the hot weather. Knowing that their tempers would be hot like the weather, Benvolio asks Mercutio to leave before they meet the Capulets. They approach Tybalt. Mercutio and Tybalt quarrel, but Tybalt turns on Romeo when he sees him approach. Romeo bears the insults and declares that the Capulet name is dear to him. Outraged, Mercutio decides to fight Tybalt himself. While Romeo tries to stop the fight, Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo’s arm. Mercutio curses both the Capulets and the Montagues and dies as he is taken away. Feeling that his love for Juliet has made him weak, Romeo vows revenge for Mercutio’s death. Romeo and Tybalt fight, and Tybalt is killed. When the Prince comes, Benvolio recalls the events that led to

Mercury, the Roman god of merchants, tricksters, and thieves, shares more than a similar name with Shakespeare’s famous character Mercutio. They both have quirks and creative personalities, and strange yet endearing qualities which make Mercutio a more fascinating and memorable character than the tedious and somber-faced Romeo. As Joseph Porter quips, “Mercutio is essentially active and Romeo reactive or passive” (13). With that he portrays Romeo as acting in response to the waves of turbulence that Mercutio causes. Mercutio outshines Romeo in every aspect of language and character, and not only does his death allow Romeo take the spotlight as Shakespeare’s leading man, but his death spins the play onto the tragic track it takes for the rest