Romeo and Juliet Group

Question:


moodog66
Student
High School - 9th Grade

Apart from clashing with Tybalt and inserting Vulgar Humor, does mercutio have another, more serious role in the play?

What is this role?

Rate question:

Posted by moodog66 on Wednesday May 20, 2009 at 7:30 AM and tagged with juliet, mercutio, romeo, romeo and juliet, shakespeare.

Answers:


  1. jennyrocks Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    In the play, after Tybalt stabs him, he curses both houses. This is a HUGE foreshadowing event that takes place. He also tends to be the voice of reason with trying to get Romeo over Rosaline in the beginning and making him go to the Capulet ball. One could, loosely, say that because of Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet actually met.

    When Mercutio gets stabbed, Romeo also hits the Alpha-Male stage and decides to avenge his death and man-up as it were. Before, he was happy being in love. Because of this killing and Romeo's retaliation, the events that led up to the death of the two young lovers started to play out.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/romeo/act-iii-scenes-1-2-summary-an...
    http://www.enotes.com/romeo/mercutio-character-analysis

    Rate answer:

    Posted by jennyrocks on Wednesday May 20, 2009 at 10:18 AM