While reading Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, in class, the character Mercutio stands out to me. To me, Mercutio can sometimes act like the character's sub-conscience, and at others, can be playful and funny. Mercutio is also very loyal to his friends, namely Romeo. Mercutio gives good advice, and supports Romeo whenever he is being rash or doing things blindly. I also like Mercutio because he is a character that isn't from one of the houses, but is involved.
Mercutio is a good friend to Romeo, and he shows it in many different ways. On 1.4.58-110, Mercutio is good-naturedly teasing Romeo about an ominous dream he had. Mercutio stays upbeat and energetic, while telling Romeo not to worry. Mercutio is trying to calm Romeo down. On 2.4 Mercutio also shows his friendship with Romeo by looking for him while he is with Juliet, and by distracting Romeo when they find him. Another time and the last time Mercutio shows his loyalty and friendship is on 3.1, when Romeo takes up the battle meant for Romeo. Mercutio gets killed in the process, but he is trying to save Romeo from a impending battle between him and Tybalt.
Mercutio also gives very good advice to Romeo and others. He also can afford to give insight on the two house's quarrels because he is involved but not related. "Thy head is full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat, and yet thy head hath been beaten as addle as an egg for quarreling." Mercutio said this on 3.1.23-25. He is talking to Benvolio, and I think he is saying their heads were wired to fight, but after so much fighting, they have become helpless, and dependent on fighting. I say they have become dependent on fighting meaning that is all they know at this point. Mercutio also says on 1.4.17-18 "You are a lover. Borrow Cupid's wings and soar with them above a common bound." Mercutio is telling Romeo that he should follow his heart, and fly.
Great blog post Hananh!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you that mercurtio is the most interesting character in Romeo and Juliet. I wrote my blogpost about mercutio too , I agrree with Mercutio is a good friend and you analyze their friendship and for the most part you think he is a pretty good character.I'm not sure how I feel about Mercutio but I have mixed feelings about him. I feel like even though he can be a good character he is also kind of a dark character.
Wow, really great post! I think that you made a lot of good points and I agree that Mercutio is a very interesting character throughout the book. You picked out some really good pieces of advice and other quotes that showed just how good of a friend Mercutio was to Romeo. I think he was a really nice character and it's a shame he died.
ReplyDeleteNice job Hannah. I agree that Mercutio is all of these things, from bold to supportive. He has so many character traits it almost overwhelming.
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