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Mercutio In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet
Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Lawrence, Mercutio & the Nurse are to blame for the tragic deaths of Romeo & Juliet. Their actions have all contributed to the tragedy. Mercutio was the one who persuaded Romeo to go to the Capulets ball. The Nurse was the one who acted as the messenger and Friar Lawrence was the one who married them in the first place.
Mercutio is Romeo’s witty, fun-loving & courageous friend, he can also be quite moody at times with sudden outbursts of temper. He is a kinsmen to the prince and is one of the most important characters in the play. Mercutio is responsible for not only the death of Romeo & Juliet, but for his own. By refusing to leave the streets even after Benvolio pleaded him too, he was asking for trouble. Benvolio: I pray thee, Good Mercutio, let’s retire: The day is hot, the Capels are abroad, And if we meet we shall not ‘scape a brawl, For now these hot days is the mad blood stirring. Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 1-5.After Mercutio refuses to leave, the Capulet shows up and Mercutio gets inbetween a brawl between Romeo and Tybalt, Romeo refuses
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She is known for talking a lot, usually about nonsense, she is also very indecisive. The nurse acted as Juliets messenger, Act 2 scene 4 lines 154-156 Nurse: Good heart, and I’ faith I will tell her as much, Lord, Lord! She will be a joyful woman. At first the nurse helps Romeo & Juliet, but when she hears of Romeo’s banishment. She advises Juliet to forget about him and to marry Paris. Act 3, scene 5 lines 214- 226. She suggests bigamy, and Juliet is furious that the Nurse talked about her husband as a dishcloth. Lines 234- 242. This is what causes Juliet to turn to the friar and have suicidal thoughts. Because the one person she depended on most betrayed her. The nurses sudden change of heart may be due to selfishness- she might of not wanted Juliet to go live in Mantua, or maybe she wanted to move in with Juliet in Paris’s

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