Mercutio Queen Mab

He is quick to act before he thinks in Act III, Scene I when he announces “I will not budge for no man’s pleasure, I,” (Shakespeare 426). Unlike Benvolio, Mercutio does not back down when Tybalt challenges him to fight. Mercutio has a sense of humor and often makes fun of Romeo when he is in love and heartbroken. He shows his comedic side when he jokes about Romeo being a mad lover, and teases him about not being over Rosaline (Shakespeare

Mercutio’s role to Romeo and Juliet takes many shapes and forms. Mercutio is the opposite of Romeo when it comes to love, as he says “If love be rough with you, be rough with love. Prick love for pricking and you beat love down. (1.4.27-28)” While Romeo believes in love both ways in a relationship, Mercutio believes that long-standing love isn’t real. Also, Mercutio isn’t technically a Montague or a Capulet, so he doesn’t really take the feud or love very seriously. Mercutio is also quick tempered, and even though he isn’t truly a Montague he is shown like a counterpart to Tybalt because he likes to side with the Montagues. Like Tybalt, Mercutio is quick to go to his sword, “O calm, dishonourable, vile submission. Alla staccato carries it away. Tybalt you rat catcher, will you walk?(3.1.74-76)” When Romeo rejects Tybalt’s offer to fight, Mercutio draws his sword to save Romeo’s name, but also because his love to fight. Mercutio offers as a contrast between houses, sort of like the man in the middle in Romeo and

In William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio is a friend of Romeo and Benvolio. Mercutio is best known for being a party animal. Sometimes he acts without thinking, and he makes impulsive and immature decisions that lead to his death. Some of the things to blame for his death is The Feud, Romeo’s submissiveness, and himself. One blame of Mercutio’s death is The Feud of the Capulet’s and Montague’s.

Mercutio was responsible for Romeo attending the ball. In Act I, scene IV, Mecrutio, Benvolio, and Romeo attend a ball hosted by the Capulets. Two scenes ago, Romeo was asked to read off a list of guests to invite to the ball by a Capulet servant. After reading the list, he was given an invitation to the ball. Mercutio then convinces Romeo to attend after Romeo mentions a dream that he had. At the ball itself Romeo is very unhappy. Romeo’s sadness is evident in this quote: “Give me a torch. I am not for this ambling. Being but heavy I will bear the light”(I, iiii, 11-12). Romeo continues to struggle

Another role that Mercutio plays in determining the outcome of the play is Mercutio dies in the figth with Tybolt. In act 3, scene 1, lines 127-130, Romeo says "; for Mercutio soul is but a little ways above our heads, staying for thine to keep him company. Either thou or I, or both, must go with him." Romeo is saying that Mercutio is dead and that one of us, or both has to go keep Mercutio company. When Romeo knows that Mercutio is dead because of Tybolt he goes after him. This then leads to Romeo killing Tybolt, which gets him banished from Verona by the Prince.

In Mercutio’s Queen Mab speech, Mercutio is talking about the unrequited love of Romeo and Rosaline and how pointless it is for Romeo to keep dreaming about Rosaline when she probably does not know he exists. Mercutio is trying to make a point to Romeo with humor and to also be serious. Mercutio did a good job of that by saying the Queen Mab speech in Act one, Scene

Mercutio is fun and witty personality that entertains the reader throughout the entire play, however his careless nature may be to blame for the death for Romeo, Juliet and even Tybalt and Paris. Although he is a likeable character, Mercutio was the type of person to tease and upset the others whenever he had a chance. This was an issue because he would constantly bother his friends and pressure them into doing something which they did not want to do. He also has a carefree attitude which has probably gotten into many fights throughout his lifetime.

This results in Romeo’s fate to be darkened. Second, Mercutio shows how Romeo is constantly dreaming. Mercutio’s realism contrasts Romeo’s head in the clouds. This is revealed when Mercutio says “True, I talk of dreams, which [is] the [child] of an [inactive] brain,” (1.4, 96-97). This quote exemplifies that dreaming cannot be a portent, and that it can change just like the wind. This also shows that Mercutio has a flamboyant imagination, while demonstrating his mocking side. This quote also acts as foreshadowing in which shows that if Romeo keeps his head in the clouds he will make mistakes in life, such as him quickly marring Juliet. Moreover, this quote reveals that Mercutio is an important foil character because his view on love contrasts that of Romeo. Mercutio’s view on love is that it is futile, however Romeo thinks of it as a key component to life. Mercutio’s mocking of the hopeless love, makes Romeo’s view look stronger and more passionate. Third, Mercutio shows how serious Romeo is. Mercutio always talks in a witting and light-hearted way, in which contrasts to Romeo’s seriousness. Mercutio always uses clever wordplay and puns to mock people and bring comic relief into the play. This is emphasized when Mercutio says “And but one word with one of us? ... Make it a word and a blow,” (3.1, 40-41). This quote illustrates the comedy that Mercutio brings. At the edgy moment when Tybalt was about to fight, Mercutio still made a mockery of him.

Tybalt intended to fight Romeo because he disliked his presence at the Capulet’s party but after Romeo refuses to fight Mercutio feels the need to fight for him instead. This is not the only time Mercutio is a display of masculinity in the play. As Romeo’s friend he likes to mock him, calling him an petrarchan lover and joking about his version of love. The difference to Romeo is also found when juxtaposing how Romeo and Mercutio speak. For instance, when Romeo talks about the girls he is in love with or has a crush on he talks in poetic sentences. In comparision, Mercutios:” Laura was a kitchen slave. Surely she has a better love to make rhymes for her. Dido was shabbily dressed. Cleopatra was a gypsy girl. Helen and Hero were sluts and harlots.

In a desperate attempt to make Romeo understand how he was acting, Mercutio discussed a mysterious fairy named Queen Mab. Queen Mab is a fictional character in Mercutio’s speech that causes readers to wonder about Romeo and Mab as well as what could have happened to Mercutio to make him think in the way he was. Romeo was beginning to talk about a dream he had while

To begin with, Mercutio is a good friend to Romeo in that he stands up for Romeo when in need. In Act III, Scene I, there is a scene in which Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo are conversing. In lines 59-60, Tybalt says, “Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art a villain.” This

In Act 1, scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo states that he listens to his dreams. Romeo also states that he is depressed over a dream where he dies after the dinner party. Mercutio, then responds with his big speech in which he says, the fairy, Queen Mab, delivers humans dreams and fears as they sleep, and that that’s the reason why Romeo has been having all these awful fears and dreams. Mercutio also told Romeo that he should ignore his dream, because it is way too childish and ridiculous to believe. Mercutio's big speech was a good way to get Romeo to get over Rosaline and become more carefree like him, because Romeo is overthinking things way too much to be able to fall in love again.

Mercutio tries to get Romeo's mind on something else. He also describes imagination in a powerful, memorable way in his "Queen Mab" speech (Act 1, scene 4). The speech shows Mercutio's eloquence and it describes dreams as coming from a fairy creature. He is clever man.

Mercutio’s arrogance in Act III is truly magnificent, “Men’s eyes were made to look, and let them gaze. I will not budge for no man’s pleasure”(57-58). This sentiment shows that Mercutio is confident enough to stand up for himself and fight back. For this reason, Mercutio’s behavior allows the audience to get the sense that Mercutio is outgoing but is still a teenager. In other words, this wittiness reveals that his bravery and confident is not the only thing Mercutio gained, but he gained the confidence to talk back to his foe, Tybalt. Because of this, Mercutio learned who he actually is before his tragic death. This ignorance Shakespeare portrays of Mercutio shows that his personality changes by the end of the

During scene four in act one, Mercutio and Romeo discuss their differing ideas on dreams. Through this discussion, the scene is laid for the rest of the play of how Romeo and Mercutio oppose one another. They begin a back and forth conversation about dreams when