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Romeo and Mercutio Essays
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 naГЇve. 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 naГЇve and ridiculous fascination with love. Early in the play, Romeo
goes on and on about his deep infatuation with the beautiful Rosaline....show more content...
These two characters exist on a two different spectrums. This scene reinforces that while Romeo
is a dreamer; Mercutio is the sensible character of the two and helps to keep Romeo as a character
grounded and rational. When Romeo tells Mercutio that he "В…talk'st of nothing", Mercutio
responds by saying that "dreamsВ…are the children of an idle brain." (Scene 1, Act 4) After the
ball and after Romeo lays his eyes on Juliet, Romeo decides that he cannot possibly return home.
He decides to climb the wall that surrounds the Capulet property and search for Juliet. Mercutio
and Benvolio try to find Romeo to no avail. Mercutio mocks Romeos ridiculous and fickle
obsession with love, "Nay, I'll conjure too. Romeo! Humours! Madman! Passion! Lover! Appear
thou in the likeness of a sigh: Speak but one rhyme, and I am satisfied; Cry but 'Ay me!'
pronounce but 'love' and 'dove;' Speak to my gossip Venus one fair wordВ… I conjure thee by
Rosaline's bright eyes, By her high forehead and her scarlet lip, By her fine foot, straight leg and
quivering thigh And the demesnes that there adjacent lie, That in thy likeness thou appear to us!"
(Act 2, Scene 1) Benvolio warns Mercutio that if Romeo could hear, "thou wilt anger him." (Act 2,
Scene 1) It is evident in this scene that Mercutio sees Romeo's "love" as fickle as he was droning on
and on about his
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Romeo And Mercutio Essays

  • 1. Romeo and Mercutio Essays 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 naГЇve. 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 naГЇve and ridiculous fascination with love. Early in the play, Romeo goes on and on about his deep infatuation with the beautiful Rosaline....show more content... These two characters exist on a two different spectrums. This scene reinforces that while Romeo is a dreamer; Mercutio is the sensible character of the two and helps to keep Romeo as a character grounded and rational. When Romeo tells Mercutio that he "В…talk'st of nothing", Mercutio responds by saying that "dreamsВ…are the children of an idle brain." (Scene 1, Act 4) After the ball and after Romeo lays his eyes on Juliet, Romeo decides that he cannot possibly return home. He decides to climb the wall that surrounds the Capulet property and search for Juliet. Mercutio and Benvolio try to find Romeo to no avail. Mercutio mocks Romeos ridiculous and fickle obsession with love, "Nay, I'll conjure too. Romeo! Humours! Madman! Passion! Lover! Appear thou in the likeness of a sigh: Speak but one rhyme, and I am satisfied; Cry but 'Ay me!' pronounce but 'love' and 'dove;' Speak to my gossip Venus one fair wordВ… I conjure thee by Rosaline's bright eyes, By her high forehead and her scarlet lip, By her fine foot, straight leg and quivering thigh And the demesnes that there adjacent lie, That in thy likeness thou appear to us!" (Act 2, Scene 1) Benvolio warns Mercutio that if Romeo could hear, "thou wilt anger him." (Act 2, Scene 1) It is evident in this scene that Mercutio sees Romeo's "love" as fickle as he was droning on and on about his Get more content on HelpWriting.net