Mercutio

Tybalt kills Mercutio and in revenge, Romeo kills Tybalt. The prince then banishes Romeo from Verona but, Romeo won’t leave until he is able to say goodbye to his love, Juliet. Now, Juliet not only has to deal with the death of her cousin and the banishment of her secret husband, but also the arrangement of a marriage of which she does not want. Before Mercutio got killed by Tybalt, Romeo was trying break up the quarrel between the two. “Gentlemen, stop this disgraceful fight. Tybalt, Mercutio,…

heat. A fight is inevitable “For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.” (3.1.4) Mercutio had crossed paths with our beloved Tybalt and began to taunt and insult our poor Tybalt. Tybalt obviously being the active and defensive boy jumps to a defensive position and keeps intact the Capulet’s reputation. Romeo came along supposedly trying to stop the fight, but he ends up letting his friend Mercutio die. Then, filled with rage, he made it a personal goal to kill his new in-law kinsman,…

deaths because of these reasons stated. To begin, Romeo is the strongest candidate because he caused many different things to happen. This quote stated by Romeo “I am fortune’s fool!” (3.1.68-70) Before Romeo said this he killed Tybalt for killing Mercutio. Also, Romeo got…

insults Romeo, but Romeo responds in a calm manner, Mercutio to gets involved. As they fight, Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo then seeks revenge for Mercutio, who fought for Romeo’s honour and kills Tybalt. The Prince, Old Capulet, and Old Montague arrive at the scene; the Prince asks Benvolio, “Where are the vile beginners of this fray?” (Act 3, Scene 1, line 139). Benvolio being honest and true to his word explains, “... Tybalt hit the life of stout Mercutio… And to't they go like lightning, for…

One important death was that of Mercutio, a headstrong companion of Romeo who was slain by by a Capulet. His death was avenged by Romeo, who was banished for the act. Mercutio’s death serves as a turning point into the tragedy of the play and revealing the theme of intermixing love and hate. After the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt hate and uncertainty sprouts in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo first proclaims his love for the Capulet name, but once his friend Mercutio is slain by Tybalt, he…

In the book, Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence played a major role to the importance leading up to Romeo and Juliet's deaths as well as the deaths of Tybalt, Paris, and Mercutio. His whole journey through the play was to guide and help Romeo if he needed to talk to someone at any time or have a place to stay. When Romeo first fell in love with Rosaline nobody really knew a lot about her. Juliet was first spotted at the Capulet's party when Romeo saw her dancing. From then on they fell in love but…

were a tragic result of climatic actions that took place, putting characters Mercutio, Tybalt, Juliet, and Romeo in their graves. The casualties of these characters share many characteristics in specific pairs, and could very well explain what effect Shakespeare wanted to pull the readers or watchers in concerning the characters and their deaths. First and foremost, in the comparison of the deaths of Romeo…

streets of Verona, around others. The animosity between the families has caused danger for uninvolved persons, to the point of the Prince banning fighting under the threat of death. In addition, the familial animosity results in loss of life of others. Mercutio and Paris did not belong to either family, and yet the Montague and Capulet feud caused their deaths. At the sight of Romeo and Juliet, dead, the Prince says to Capulet and Montague, “See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, / ... And…

Love can affect the things we hold the dearest. In Romeo and Juliet, it can play a role in murders like that of Mercutio and Tybalt. It can also help make decisions that are regretted later, something that Juliet herself is prone to accomplishing. The Tragedy Romeo and Juliet exemplifies how young love plays a role in sacrifice and impulsive decisions. One of the biggest things that love can influence is sacrifice. Juliet pleads for Romeo to “deny [his] father and refuse [his] name” (Romeo and…

One rash decision is for Mercutio, one of his dearest friends. Mercutio has just been killed by Tybalt in a duel in the streets of Verona. Romeo angrily says to Tybalt, “for Mercutio's soul Is but a little way above our heads, staying for thine to keep him company. / Either thou or I, or both must…