Mercutio in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio is an almost unique character in Romeo and Juliet, being full
of imagination and wit that is shown greatly in the Queen Mab's
speech. His name reflects his nature Mercutio coming from the word
Mercurial meaning quick and unpredictable. He is a close relative of
the Prince but not a member of either of the rival families.
In Act One, Scene Four when Mercutio first enters the play, his upbeat
personality contrasts sharply with the melancholy Romeo - 'Nay gentle
Romeo, we must have you dance'. Mercutio shows concern for Romeo and
is anxious for Romeo to be merry.
Mercutio does not understand how Romeo is feeling. He regards love as
a physical pursuit and mocks Romeo's view on love as a poetic and
emotional pursuit. He tries to laugh him out of his misery by using
clever punning - 'If love be rough with you, be rough with love' and '
Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down'. Mercutio is one of
the few characters able to ridicule Romeo and still remain his friend.
When he is with Romeo he is at his happiest.
When Romeo protests, 'I dreamt a dream tonight' as a gloomy reason for
his not attending the party of his enemy, Mercutio launches into his
famous 'Queen Mab' speech, criticising the honesty of any dream and
the good qualities of all dreamers. The speech creates vivid imagery
in the reader's mind, which reflects Mercutio's tremendous
imagination.
'Peace, peace, Mercutio peace'- Romeo interrupts Mercutio through his
Queen Mab speech. This shows that Mercutio is very talkative. With the
speech, Mercutio aims to urge Romeo to take an honest look at him.
After the party, Romeo avoids his friends and climbs Juliet's orchard
walls. Mercutio calls after Romeo, teasing him about Rosaline, who he
believes is still madly in love with. Mercutio cannot help but to
reduce such lovesick feelings to a rude and witty sexual comment -
'Now will he sit under a medlar tree, and wish his mistress were that
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While reading Shakespeare's play “Romeo and Juliet” it is easy to see that everybody in the story is at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Personally however, I believe that three of the main characters are more at fault then the other characters. First is Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend. Next is Benvolio, nephew of Lord Montague and Romeo’s other friend. Last is Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet Franciscan Priest. In a story of unorthodox love, family feuding, and violence, many are at blame for the deaths.
It is human nature to place blame and point fingers at someone, but it is a lot less common to take responsibility for your own actions. Sometimes, we put ourselves in positions that are detrimental to our lives or well-being. Even though we are responsible, it is likely that we will place the blame elsewhere. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio found himself with a similar conflict. Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, killed Mercutio during a fight in the town square. It would be easy to say that Tybalt caused Mercutio’s death since it was his sword that killed him, but that is simply false. Mercutio ignored many warnings and continued to antagonize the fight that lead to his death. The character ultimately responsible for Mercutio’s death is
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and in her bosom I’ll unclasp my heart. and take her hearing prisoner with the force. and strong encounters of my amorous tale. Then, to her father, will I break? and the conclusion is, she shall be thine.’
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