Mercutio played a very important role for a character that was only there for a short period time. He catches our attention by being very loud and creates a little humour with sarcasm. After the Capulet party when Romeo went missing Mercutio insults Romeo in a friendly way by making the remark, “ The ape is dead and I must conjure him thee by Rosaline’s bright eyes.” (2, 1, ll 16-17) He is also the type to tell things how they are and does not hold information back to spare feelings. When Romeo was feeling down Mercutio advised him and tried to make him reali

These minor characters affected the play in different ways. One man that played an important role was Mercutio, one of Romeo’s good friends. The nurse was a character that gave us great understanding on what went on in the play. Friar Lawrence influenced and planned every action but it all goes wrong. Without these characters It would be hard to stay interested.

The Minor Character that has affected this play the most is Friar Lawrence. Romeo puts a lot of trust in Friar Lawrence and reveals everything to him. As soon as Romeo leaves Juliet after the Capulet party, Romeo goes straight to the Friar to tell him , “Hence, I [Romeo] to my ghostly Friar’s Close cell, his help to crave and my dear hap to tell.” (2, 2, ll 189-190) Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo to Juliet because he believes it will end the feud but he didn’t realize how it could end in tragedy. He expresses this thought to Romeo by answering his request and saying, “In One respect I’ll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households rancor to pure love.” (2, 3, ll 91-92) The Friar was also the man that created the plan to hel

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