Was Mercutio the cause of Romeo and Juliets Death? Everyone loves Mercutio. Mercutio is a funny character in Romeo and Juliet. Then again, he could be the culprit that caused the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. No one would ever think that he could possibly do that, because, well, he’s been a victim of Tybalt. A fight breaks out between Juliet's cousin, and Romeo’s friend. This causes both of the people to die. Romeo is banished, and causes great sadness for Juliet. William Shakespeare wrote this to teach teen not to be foolish when love is on their minds. If they are foolish, it could affect the teens and their families. Yes, Even though Mercutio did die, what if his decisions and actions had caused the star-crossed lovers to be gone in death's …show more content…
hands also? When Tybalt goes over to Mercutio and Benvolio, he asks for Romeo but Mercutio gets angry. Mercutio says something to Tybalt to try and anger him. “But I’ll be hanged, sir, if he wear your livery./Marry, go before to field, he’ll be your follower!/Your worship in that sense may may call him man.” (3.1.54-56) Mercutio is saying that he would be hung if Romeo wore Tybalt's servant clothes, and if he go to the battlefield. If he were to do that, then Tybalt could then call Romeo a manservant. Tybalt does not want to kill Mercutio, because he is the cousin of the Prince. Mercutio is trying to get Tybalt to fight him, and leave Romeo out of it. Although Tybalt ignores Mercutio’s attempts to anger him, he continues to talk to Romeo about him loving his dear cousin, Juliet. Since Romeo will not fight, Tybalt calls him a villain, trying to get him to draw his weapon. While Romeo continues to say no, Tybalt starts to name call him. “Romeo the love I bear thee can afford/No better term than this; Thou art a villain.” (3.1.57-58) This does not anger Romeo, but Mercutio. Romeo only wants peace between he and Tybalt. Tybalt wants to kill Romeo, for he does not want him to be with Juliet. Mercutio see’s this, and he wants Tybalt to fight him, and not Romeo. Tybalt continues to ignore Mercutio, and he tries to leave him out of the brawl that will happen soon. However, at Tybalt’s feeble attempt to get Romeo angry fails, Mercutio starts the fight. Mercutio calls Tybalt the Prince of Cats, and manages to get him to draw his own weapon.
After Tybalt draws his weapon, Mercutio does the same, after saying passado. “Come, sir, your passado!” (3.1.82) Once when the fight starts, Romeo desperately tries to stop them, but fails. Mercutio gets stabbed by Tybalt for trying to save his friend. Tybalt is horrified of what he did, even though it was an accident. He flees the scene before a hurricane comes in. Romeo is devastated. He crashes into Tybalt's car, making him get out and run. Romeo catches him, and uses Tybalt's weapon to kill him. In the event that Mercutio died, Romeo was banished, and the Capulet family devastated that their own blood had died. Even though Mercutio did die, his actions were not the best to make. People would not think that Mercutio had caused the death of the two teens. If he had not started the fight, then Romeo’s banishment would have been unnecessary. That did not happen, and with his banishment, Juliet had agreed with Friar Lawrence for the plan he had made, to bring the two lovers together. His plan was to stop the feud between two families by marrying their son and daughter. If the texts were not there, nobody would think that the Prince’s cousin would have been the cause in death of a Montague and
Capulet.
In many ways Mercutio can be blamed for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. If he had not persuaded Romeo to come to the Capulet?s Ball Romeo would most likely have never fallen in love with Juliet. If Romeo hadn?t gone to the Capulets Ball, Tybalt would not have sought his life and in time forcing Romeo to be banished and Mercutio and himself dead. Or was it those few words that left Mercutios mouth when he knew he was dying? ?A plague on both your houses! I am sped. Is he gone, and hath nothing?? - Act 3, Scene 1, line 90. Could he have really put a curse on the Capulet and Montague households? That both families will come together at the result of death.
Mercutio's prankster personality plus Tybalt's hatred of all Montagues instigates the common end to three very different characters. Romeo does not wish to draw a sword, and therefore becomes the peacemaker. "Gentlemen, for shame! Forbear this outrage!" (III, i, 82). Under Romeo's peacekeeping arm, Tybalt thrusts his rapier, and Mercutio curses both Montagues and Capulets. "I am hurt. A plague a both houses! I am sped" (III, i, 86-88). To Mercutio, destiny is not the cause of his death, but rather specific people brought about his fatality. His behavior is static as he teases while being carried away by
Mercutio can be blamed for Romeo and Juliet’s peril because he initiated the fight with Tybalt and forced Romeo to go to the Capulet’s party. At the beginning of the play, Romeo gets invited to the Capulet’s party by a servant, unless he was a Montague. At first, Romeo did not want to go, but Mercutio eventually convinced him under the pretext that Rosaline, Romeo’s love, was going to be there. The next day, Tybalt, a Capulet, went looking for Romeo because he knew that Romeo was at the Capulet party. Instead, he stumbled upon Mercutio and Benvolio and asked them where he could find Romeo. However, Mercutio did not want to tell him and insisted on having a duel. Tybalt killed Mercutio during the fight, and Romeo kills Tybalt because he has the need to avenge his friend. Unfortunately, Prince Escalus punished Romeo by banishing him from Verona. This made Romeo and Juliet’s love
In a story of unorthodox love, family feuding, and violence, many are at blame for the deaths. One of the people I think is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death is Mercutio. Mercutio had evoked a fight with his enemy Tybalt. In Act 1 Scene 1 lines 228-229 Benvolio tells Romeo “By giving liberty unto thine eyes.
When Tybalt did not fight him after that, Mercutio continued to provoke him by saying, “Will you pluck your sword out of his pilcher by the ears? Make haste, lest mine be about your ears, ere it be out,” (Shakespeare 121). For no reason other than the fact that Tybalt is a Capulet, Mercutio threatens him. He told Tybalt that he must pull out his sword and fight if he doesn’t want to be an easy target. By continuously provoking it, Mercutio is responsible for the fight that caused his death.
With Mercutio’s last moments he cursed the houses Capulet and Montague for his death and events that happen during the course of the play. Could this very well be a fair assumption, with the toxic behavior coming from the Capulets and the passive behavior from the Montagues, would it be any wonder that the adults of the story are the true cause for all the troubles that befall Romeo, Juliet and company?
The plot for Romeo and Juliet stems from a love story based on Romeo meeting Juliet at a ball where Tybalt from the Capulet family attends. Friction begins when Tybalt voices his dislike for Romeo of the Montague family. This sets the stage for a confrontation between Tybalt and Romeo. Mercutio's character takes on importance as the confrontation takes form. If there were no Mercutio than Juliet would still be alive. Unfortunately, Romeo would not be alive because Tybalt would have surely killed
As you know, the result was Romeo hearing of Juliet's death, causing his suicide. This, in turn, led to Juliet's suicide. So, as you can see, if Romeo had not held Mercutio back, Mercutio may not have been killed, therefore Romeo would not have killed Tybalt, causing his banishment. If Romeo had not killed Tybalt, Juliet would not have been rushed into marriage, and the Friar would not have been rushed into finding a solution to this marriage. Another example of the change in the outcome of the story is if a particular servant wasn't illiterate.
Mercutio, the joker and comic relief of the play, dies first and foremost. Tybalt spies Romeo at Lord Capulet’s extravaganza and vows to continue his fighting match by saying:
After Tybalt killed Mercutio and Romeo challenges him to a duel, Romeo demands, “That late thou gavest me, 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 go with him” (Shakespeare Act III scene i, lines 119-123). This quote shows how Romeo’s downfall is partly his fault because he is defying the prince’s command to no longer fight with the Capulets by challenging Tybalt. Since Romeo is aware that he is defying the prince and fighting anyway it is proven he is contributing to his own demise or downfall. When Mercutio is wounded after fighting Tybalt , he cries, “I am hurt/ A plague o’ both your houses!” (Shakespeare Act III scene i, lines 84-85). The excerpt shows how even Mercutio recognizes the feud between the Montagues and Capulets being destructive, and how it is now gotten so out of hand he has been dragged in it. Mercutio tries to open Romeo’s eyes on how if this feud continues there will be a demise for both families; but by Romeo choosing to ignore this advice and killing Tybalt he is setting himself up for his failure/downfall. Thus, Romeo is shown a tragic hero because his demise is partly his fault and not an
I love people think that Mercutio is responsible for most of the deaths in the famous play Romeo and Juliet people also commonly think that it could be Romeo spot too. In my opinion it was all the fires fault. The fire was doing the right thing at first when Romeo first confronted the fire about Mary and Juliet. The fire turn Romeo down saying that it was a crazy idea. He was right to say that because Romeo was just in love with Rosaline less than 24 hours before that. But unfortunately it doesn't stop there. The fire it's an idea. He thinks they're from you and Juliet get married then maybe the two households. She didn't come together for the power of true love. His idea eventually did work, but under different circumstances. The first is to Romeo to
Mercutio’s unique personality, consisting of unspeakable amounts of humor, everlasting devotion to Romeo, and his explosive attitude, make him a scene stealer and one of the most memorable characters in all of Shakespeare’s works. Some say Shakespeare was forced to kill Mercutio "lest he steal the show from the major figures of the plot". However, for as long as Shakespeare’s plays are still read, Mercutio’s character will live on in any reader’s mind.
After catching Romeo at a party he was not supposed to be at, Tybalt had it out for Romeo. Just after Romeo and Juliet’s wedding, Tybalt comes looking for him wanting to fight. Romeo does not want to fight because he now loves Tybalt since he is family to him, but neither Tybalt or anyone else knows this reason. Quickly, Mercutio steps in and tells Tybalt that he will fight him in honour of Romeo. Sadly, this led to the death of Mercutio.
Mercutio also caused Romeo to be banished from Verona. Mercutio got into a fight with Tybalt and ended up dead. His death enraged Romeo enough to make him kill Tybalt for revenge. When the Prince saw what happened, he sent Romeo into exile. Romeo's banishment to Mantua made it near impossible for Romeo and Juliet to see each other.
	As well as the lives of Romeo and Juliet being affected, so were the lives of people around them that they loved and cared for. Not knowing of the secret marriage, Tybalt and Mercutio engage in a duel. Romeo tries to stop the duel when he says "Gentle Mercutio, put thy rapier down" (3.