Mercutio And Juliet Essay

Tybalt could also be held accountable for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Tybalt's nasty, hot-headed persona caused a lot of strife as he always started brawls and quarrelled with the Montagues. When Tybalt gets in a fight with Mercutio, despite the Prince's orders to

Lord Capulet’s firm and merciless control can also be blamed for pushing his daughter to the extreme and ultimately her untimely death. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Lord Capulet proves his insensitivity, even threatening to disown his daughter and cast her to the streets if she does not obey his wishes. He warns her that she may “graze where [she] will, [she] will not house with [him]… for, by [his] soul, [he] will ne’er acknowledge [her]” (III v 200-205). These threats instill fear in Juliet, and in her despair, she seeks the advice of Friar Lawrence who gives her a potion that will make it appear as if she is dead the morning of the wedding. Lord Capulet can be blamed for his stubbornness and insensitivity despite his daughter’s sincere requests not to marry Paris.

. Firstly, Tybalt is to blame for Mercutio’s death as he actually gave him the wound that killed him. Also, Tybalt provokes Mercutio by insulting Romeo, ‘Thou art a villain.’ This is one of the biggest insults that Tybalt can give and would usually be followed by a duel. However, Romeo calmly replies by saying ‘Villain I am none / Therefore farewell. I see thou know’st me not.’ Because Romeo is not defending his honour, Mercutio is provoked by Tybalt’s insults and starts insulting Tybalt himself. This is what leads to the two of them fighting and Mercutio getting his fatal wound. So, if Tybalt didn’t insult Romeo or fight Mercutio, Mercutio wouldn’t have been killed.

If you have ever fallen in love then you must know what Romeo and Juliet felt, right? Well according to the definition of true love your do not relate to Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet come from similar families that are mortal enemies, but despite that, they fall in love for each other. Romeo went from loving Rosaline to Juliet very quickly and Juliet was already going to marry Paris. True affection involves: your sense of self has grown through knowing this person, You’re addicted to the person, you celebrate this person’s triumphs, you really miss this person when you are apart. Romeo and Juliet may have thought they were in love, but falling in love with someone cannot happen in an instant.

The Role of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, each character plays a specific role in driving the action forward and shaping the play's theme. One secondary character, Mercutio, is essential to the play. Mercutio is the Prince's kinsman, but more importantly, he is Romeo's friend and confidant. Mercutio's concern is always for Romeo and for peace between the two families, the Capulets and the Montagues. Mercutio is the first to see that Romeo is deeply in love.

eye, / Shot through the ear with a love song.” Early on in the play,

While he is being forced out of Verona, Lady Capulet is arranging a marriage for Juliet and Paris.For example, In scene five Nurse says, Romeo is banished and he has wrecked everything for you. He must not dare to come back and claim you. I think it would be best if you married Paris. He is a fine man and would be gould for you and your family. I think you would be happy in this marriage, for it will be better than the first (215-225). The Nurse has changed her mind on who she thinks Juliet should marry. She went from helping Juliet elope to Romeo and then moved on to helping Lady Capulet convince Juliet that she should marry Paris. In addition to the theme of this essay, In scene 5, Juliet says, “Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain./ I’ll to the friar to know his remedy./ If all else fail, myself have power to die “(242-224). If Juliet can not be married to Romeo, she would rather be dead. She will not marry Paris or anyone that is not Romeo. She can not imagine a life without him. Juliet is so distraught by this arranged marriage that she would rather

In many literary works, there are methods that authors use to make a story better. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, dramatic irony is the driving method. Dramatic irony is something in which characters do not know something, but the reader or audience knows what the true reality is. According to some researchers, “A staple of Elizabethan and Shakespearean drama was dramatic irony” (Halio 25). Furthermore some researchers also belive that dramatic irony is very prominent in the play, “ One of the more prominent literary devices in the play is irony” (Sauer 673). Romeo and Juliet, and also their friends and families face a lot of instances of dramatic irony in the story. Dramatic irony creates suspense and adds to

Secondly, the ‘ancient grudge’ between the two household is an aspect of fate that can be deemed responsible for the lovers’ deaths. Shakespeare describes the feud between the Montagues and Capulets as ancient, meaning it has been going on for a very long time. Consequently, there were ongoing brawls occurring in the streets of Verona and as a result of this feud many characters are driven to extreme behaviours, including Tybalt and Mercutio. If this ancient grudge had not existed then there would be no reason for them to have a duel, however, as it did exist they had no other choice. Tybalt is furious that Romeo, a Montague, had come into the Capulet household and wanted to take action. He decided to duel with Romeo but as he didn’t want to Mercutio accepted the offer. This specific duel between Tybalt and Mercutio was the undoing of the lovers’ lives. After Tybalt had killed Mercutio, Romeo felt pity and sought revenge and ended up killing Tybalt

“‘What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?/ Turn thee, Benvolio. Look upon thy death’” (Romeo and Juliet.1.1.56-57). The person threatening Benvolio is Tybalt Capulet from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet was a play written in the mid-1590s, and it involved two “star crossed lovers” (Prologue.6), Romeo and Juliet, from feuding families that eventually took their lives to be together. One important character in the play was Tybalt, a teenager of the house of Capulet and Juliet’s cousin. He was very skilled with a sword and very prideful. Tybalt was killed by Romeo in 3.1. Even though Tybalt was directly killed by Romeo in Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet, there are many other factors that indirectly led to his downfall, including Romeo and Juliet’s secrets, the ancient grudge, and Tybalt’s pride.

In contrast, Mercutio attempts to stop Tybalt’s thirst for vengeance when he tries to duel Romeo but ultimately gets killed in the process of trying to save his good friend from being killed by Tybalt which causes Romeo to take vengeance upon Tybalt by killing him.

In one scene of this romantic tragedy, there is a fight between multiple characters, resulting in two deaths. Tybalt on the side of the Capulets, and Mercutio on the side of the Montagues. The feud was the sole reason this happened. Tybalt was raised to absolutely despise Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio, and vice versa. If the feud had not existed, the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio would have been prevented, as well as Romeo’s banishment, which eventually lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

During the ball the cousin of Juliet, Tybalt, notices Romeo. He wanted to challenge him at the ball, but Lord Capulet forbade him from doing so. Tybalt, still wanting to fight Romeo, he sends out a challenge to fight Romeo. In Act 3, Scene 1, Benvolio and Mercutio are stopped by Tybalt who says: “Gentlemen p, good e’en. A word with one of you?”(III, i, 39). Mercutio responds with: “And but one word and a blow”(III, i, 40-41). Tybalt’s question was obviously about Romeo and how to find him, but Mercutio never gives him a chance. Because of the feud and Mercutio’s rash response, they duel. The duel ends with the death of Mercutio because Romeo attempted to stop the fight. Mercutio’s death caused Romeo to get angry which causes the death of Tybalt and the banishment of Romeo. Mercutio’s hot headed response causes his own death and Tybalt, which then causes Romeo to be

Mercutio, who was a strong believer that no man should back down from a fight and shouldn’t tolerate insults, fought with Tybalt instead of Romeo, getting killed in the end. Another reason why the Capulets were at fault, is that Tybalt entered the scene of the argument full of pride, anger and arrogance. He approached the other men, saying to his followers, “Follow me close, for I will speak to them” (3.1.34.) This quote displays how he told his entourage to look up to him and listen closely as he speaks, as if he were the president, and they were the news reporters. Tybalt then proceeded to mock Romeo and made it seem that he is above and better than all of the Montagues. Tybalt tried to start a fight with a Romeo, but ended up fighting Mercutio and killing him instead.

This is the scene where the audience will be on an emotional high after the wedding, yet unfortunately it all comes down in this scene. It is one hour after the marriage only. Furthermore Benvolio and Mercutio are talking in Verona’s streets. Where Benvolio is trying to persuade Mercutio to go indoors as it is very hot and he fears to come across the Capulets. Originally Mercutio rejects this idea and teases Benvolio. While Tybalt enters he and Mercutio have a heated discussion, and Romeo enters. Tybalt insults Romeo, but he does not take the bait. Instead of Romeo Mercutio fights Tybalt, and is killed; Tybalt strikes the fatal hit as Romeo moves between them. Moreover grief stricken, feeling guilty and seeking revenge, Romeo kills Tybalt, and he runs away, and the Prince, in Romeo’s absence, banishes him from Verona