1. NOTES:
As Benvolio and Mercutio stroll down the streets of Verona on a hot mad day,
Benvolio warns Mercutio that the Capulet’s are abroad so don’t cause any fight’s. As
Mercutio starts a fight with anyone. Benvolio reflects his name which means
‘peacemaker’, because he tries to stop the feud.
Tybalt approaches them and asks ‘’ ...thou consort'st with Romeo’’, soon after
Romeo comes and Tybalt wanted to fight him as Tybalt was insulted by his own
uncle as he called him Tybalt a ‘’princox’’, as Tybalt acted immaturely when Romeo
interrupted the Capulet’s ball. But Romeo refuses as he is now married to a Capulet
and Tybalt’s cousin.
Mercutio seems odd and shocked on Romeo’s refusal to fight so Mercutio challenges
him, they try and stop the two, but Tybalt stabbed Mercutio under Romeo’s arm and
ran away, Mercutio dies, exclaiming the curse that has been bestowed upon the two
families.
Romeo feels feminine after marrying Juliet which resulted in Romeo refusing the
challenge. He goes after Tybalt and ends up killing him, after he realises what he’s
done he fleas.
The prince arrives in the streets of death, and asks what happened Benvolio says
that Tybalt had started it and then led to Tybalt killing Mercutio and then Romeo
murdering Tybalt, lady Capulet says that you can’t listen to him as he is related to
the Montague’s of course he will ‘pin’ the situation on Tybalt. The prince had felt
sympathy as Mercutio was a far relative. Lady Capulet aggress for Romeos
execution, but as Tybalt started it the prince made an exception that Romeo should
be banished from Verona but if he is found his hour will be his last.
Note: it’s a patriarchal society; men had the power and were obeyed...