Why is Mercutio responsible for his death?
Both the Montagues and the Capulets are responsible for Mercutio’s death because they are engaged in a bloody family feud. If he had defended his honor, instead of offering what Mercutio calls “a calm, dishonourable, vile submission” (line 72), then Mercutio would not have needed to fight on his behalf.
Who does Mercutio blame for wounds?
Tybalt
Who is to blame for the fight between Mercutio and Tybalt?
Lords Capulet
Why do Tybalt and Mercutio fight?
Mercutio is angered by the insults and angered that Romeo isn’t willing to do anything about it. Mercutio eventually gets to the point where he can’t idly stand by and watch anymore. He feels compelled to jump into the fray and fight Tybalt. Unfortunately Mercutio’s actions get himself killed.
What kind of person is Mercutio?
Mercutio was a loyal best friend to the death. He was witty, funny, hotheaded, and perhaps even a bit crude. Romeo was a romantic, while Mercutio did not believe in the idea of true love. It was his loyalty that killed him in the end.
Why did Mercutio curse both houses?
Mercutio’s line is, put simply, a curse on both the Capulet and the Montague families. Mercutio’s curse is because he blames the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues for his death – and he realises that he is dying.
What did Mercutio say would be on both families?
In Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet,” Mercutio says, “A plague o’ both your houses” because the feud between the Capulet and Montague families has led to the events that resulted in his death.
Why is Lord Capulet so angry with Juliet?
Lord Capulet is incredibly angry with Juliet because Juliet becomes disobedient to him. Lord Capulet proceeds to describe her as an ungrateful disappointment, even a “curse,” and seems most upset by her lack of obedience to him; he refers to her as a “disobedient wretch” (3.5. 166).
What is Romeo’s response to Mercutio’s death?
Romeo grieves for his friend. He has great sympathy for his lost friend and realizes that what Mercutio had told him was true. Romeo believes that no good can come out of his love for Juliet. He knows he has to fight and kill Tybalt.
How are Mercutio’s lines ironic?
How are Mercutio’s lines (94-95 and 97-100) ironic? -Mercutio’s lines are ironic because he is blaming Romeo for the fight, when it was really his fault and all Romeo was trying to do was stop it.
Why does the Friar get angry at Romeo?
Friar Laurence arrives to tell Romeo that the Prince has banished him from Padua and tells him to get out of town and never come back under pain of death. The Friar is angry with Romeo for being ungrateful and explains that Romeo is lucky that he wasn’t condemned to death.
What is Lord Capulet’s response to Juliet’s refusal to marry Paris?
What is Capulet’s reaction when he learns that Juliet refuses to marry Paris? He threatens to disown her from their family. What does the nurse tell Juliet she should do? Tells her to marry Paris because he’s better than Romeo and her marriage with Romeo is now over.
Why is it ironic that Mercutio teases Romeo and Rosaline?
Mercutio teases Romeo by insinuating that he has been away all night having sex with Rosaline. He says to Romeo that “a case as yours constrains a man to bow in the hams.” In other words, a distraction like Rosaline has, Mercutio implies, caused Romeo to flex his buttocks in the act of sexual intercourse.
What is Lord Capulet’s solution to Juliet’s grief?
Friar’s solution to Juliet’s problem is for her to drink a liquid that appears to stop her life for 42 hours, then he will inform Romeo. Since Juliet will be in her family crypt Romeo and the Friar will wait there until she wakes up, and then Romeo and Juliet will head to Mantua.
What does Mercutio accuse Romeo of doing?
As a way of mocking what he believes is Romeo’s overwrought love for Rosaline, Mercutio takes the part of Romeo and compares Rosaline to all the most famous beauties of antiquity, finding Rosaline far superior. Then Mercutio accuses Romeo of abandoning his friends the previous night.