Mercutio Queen Mab

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

When Romeo is low-spirited, Mercutio is happy, positive, and ready to enjoy life. In the beginning of “Romeo and Juliet,” Romeo is depressed. Romeo’s father, Lord Montague asks Benvolio to find out what is upsetting his son. At this time, the Capulets, the family that the Montagues have been feuding with for a very long time, is throwing a party. Mercutio and Benvolio plan to take Romeo to the Capulets’ party to help him find happiness. Mercutio does his best to attempt and raise his friend’s spirits by saying “… gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.” Romeo responds “Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move.” Then Mercutio says “You are a lover. Borrow Cupid’s wings and soar with them above a common bound.” (A1SIV) As Romeo states more reasons why he should not go to the party, Mercutio tells Romeo to

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

Throughout the works of William Shakespeare, the main character is complemented with another character that acts or serves as the protagonist's foil. In Romeo & Juliet, the protagonist, Romeo, is fickle, idealistic, impractical and naïve. To balance Romeo as a character, Shakespeare creates Mercutio; a good friend of Romeo's who acts as his conscience. While Romeo has an idealistic perspective of the world and more specifically of love, Mercutio balances Romeo's weak points as a dreamer. Mercutio is pragmatic, sensible, and clever and a master on word play. Throughout the play, Mercutio mocks Romeo's naïve and ridiculous fascination with love. Early in the play, Romeo goes on and on about his deep infatuation with the beautiful Rosaline.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Mercutio, is a minor character is loyal to the Montague family. His character is symbolic of acting in haste as he is violent and does not consider the consequences of his actions. Mercutio is used as the mood maker and depending one what he says is what would happen forwards “thou art as hot a Jack in thy mood… soon moved to be

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.

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

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.