Mercutio In Romeo And Juliet
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is a play that consisted of many parts. It had rising action, falling action, and climax, along with many other parts crucial to a good play. Woven into the drama of Shakespeare’s love story, were the characters of the play. The main ....
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.... there providing one humorous moment after another. Even up to his death he was telling jokes. Because he was characterized by his antics, no one believed that he was really dying. The characters finally stopped joking around when Mercutio fell down dead and a fatal hole was discovered in his chest. Mercutio was Shakespeare’s one comic element in a tale that was not to end happily.
Mercutio’s Queen Mab speech (Act 1, scene 4) was an attempt to cheer up Romeo, because he was de ....
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