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I agree with you completely. Great argument.
Thanks for saying, Vicky.
Plus, I hadn't really thought of this before, but magic and mysticism really do exist in Shakespeare's world. How about Mercutio's dying curse? "A plague on both your houses!" That has weight in Elizabethan society. Mercutio dedicated his last breath to cursing both families... and their children died. The math of Mercutio's curse: 1+1=0
Yes, I really love this theory as well, it's one of the reasons Mercutio is still among my favourite shakespeare characters - even though I'm really not a fan of Romeo and Juliet.
Well, dear one, if you are to put it in that logic, then the one who should be blamed is Tybalt for picking a fight just because an uninvited Montague who didn't cause any kind of commotion went to Lord Capulet's party.
Well, dear one, if you are to put it in that logic, then the one who should be blamed is Tybalt for picking a fight just because an uninvited Montague who didn't cause any kind of commotion went to Lord Capulet's party.
Tybalt is my second choice. I think Mercutio is more responsible as he picks the fight. He is charming and witty, but that's what gets him (and everyone else) into trouble, which seems to me to be the root of the problem. It's an interesting point, though, because Tybalt does kill him. In modern eyes, that's a murder. Dueling isn't always a crime in certain countries and time periods, of course, but from a 21st century point of view Mercutio doesn't deserve to die for his sharp tongue.
Not to mention he urged romeo to go to the party where he met juliet
I agree that Mercutio was the reason why Romeo and Juliet died. Because he went around picking fights all the time, someone killed him, and then someone else killed the person who killed him, and that was Romeo. Because Romeo killed Tybalt, Romeo was exiled. After Romeo became exiled, Juliet wanted to be with him, so she faked her death. But her fake death was in vain because Romeo thought she committed suicide, so he did too. Romeo says to Tybalt after Mercutio dies, "Now, Tybalt, take the villain back again,
That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio's soul
Is but a little way above our heads,
Staying for thine to keep him company:
Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him."
I agree that Mercutio had to do with Romeo and Juliet's death but, if we are talking about picking fights, Tybalt was the one who challenged for a duel. He was the one who was picking fights first. So, I think Tybalt had more to do with R and J's death than Mercutio.
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I agree with you completely. Great argument.
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Thanks for saying, Vicky.Plus, I hadn't really thought of this before, but magic and mysticism really do exist in Shakespeare's world. How about Mercutio's dying curse? "A plague on both your houses!" That has weight in Elizabethan society. Mercutio dedicated his last breath to cursing both families... and their children died. The math of Mercutio's curse: 1+1=0
Yes, I really love this theory as well, it's one of the reasons Mercutio is still among my favourite shakespeare characters - even though I'm really not a fan of Romeo and Juliet.
Well, dear one, if you are to put it in that logic, then the one who should be blamed is Tybalt for picking a fight just because an uninvited Montague who didn't cause any kind of commotion went to Lord Capulet's party.
Well, dear one, if you are to put it in that logic, then the one who should be blamed is Tybalt for picking a fight just because an uninvited Montague who didn't cause any kind of commotion went to Lord Capulet's party.
Tybalt is my second choice. I think Mercutio is more responsible as he picks the fight. He is charming and witty, but that's what gets him (and everyone else) into trouble, which seems to me to be the root of the problem. It's an interesting point, though, because Tybalt does kill him. In modern eyes, that's a murder. Dueling isn't always a crime in certain countries and time periods, of course, but from a 21st century point of view Mercutio doesn't deserve to die for his sharp tongue.
Not to mention he urged romeo to go to the party where he met juliet
I agree that Mercutio was the reason why Romeo and Juliet died. Because he went around picking fights all the time, someone killed him, and then someone else killed the person who killed him, and that was Romeo. Because Romeo killed Tybalt, Romeo was exiled. After Romeo became exiled, Juliet wanted to be with him, so she faked her death. But her fake death was in vain because Romeo thought she committed suicide, so he did too. Romeo says to Tybalt after Mercutio dies, "Now, Tybalt, take the villain back again,That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio's soul
Is but a little way above our heads,
Staying for thine to keep him company:
Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him."
I agree that Mercutio had to do with Romeo and Juliet's death but, if we are talking about picking fights, Tybalt was the one who challenged for a duel. He was the one who was picking fights first. So, I think Tybalt had more to do with R and J's death than Mercutio.
