... , could be put to death. Shakespeare uses very colorful language when writing Romeo and Juliet. He is always adding little, hidden jokes or puns. That was a part of the appeal during Shakespeare's time. Now it's a little bit harder to understand the jokes. Even in the first few lines Gregory helps to lighten the mood, "That shows thee a weak slave, for the weakest ... ...
... his life to fulfill it.Mercutio is not interested in being dependent on anyone. During the first scene of Act III, Mercutio is being his regular, quick-witted self. He jokes around with his language, but he takes it too far as he deliberately annoys Tybalt by doing things like mistaking meanings of words on purpose, like in Act III Scene ... ...
... "fine foot, straight leg, and quivering thigh and the demesnes that there adjacent lie" (1.1.20-21). Surely the Globe Theater groundlings loved these intimate references as well as his subsequent jokes about "medlar" fruit and "poppering pear[s]" (2.1.35, 39). The comic intensity increases when the nurse comes to arrange the clandestine wedding. Mercutio and Romeo make fun of her size, by ... ...
... as a well, nore so wide/as a church door;but 'tis enough,'twill serve. Ask/ for me tomorrow and you shall fing me a grave man."/ (III i 97-99) Mercutio is making jokes even as he is dying. Another example of this is through Romeo,Mercutio,Benvolio, and others. These young people jest about the maid's appearence. As the nurse approaches them Romeo ... ...
... in particular about him; he wasn't bad, he wasn't great. The acting was incredible on the part of Mercutio (Roberto Robinson), who carried the show over his shoulder, tossing dirty jokes to the wind. He had the most energetic part in the entire play, making every sentence sexual, every phrase dripping with innuendo. Even his Queen Mab speech, which is usually ... ...
... this play are obviously for humor. For example, in Act 3, Scene 1 where Tybalt and Mercutio dual. After Tybalt fatally wounds Mercutio, Mercutio (being the joker that he is) continues making jokes. "Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch." (III. i. 97). And a few lines later, "Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man." (III. i. 101-102). While Shakespeare uses puns for humor ... ...
... of doing. In conclusion, with a quick wit and a clever mind, Mercutio is a scene-stealer and one of the most memorable characters in all of Shakespeare's works. Though he constantly puns, jokes, and teases, sometimes in fun and sometimes with scorn, Mercutio is not a mere jester or prankster. With profound lines, Mercutio breaks through the romantic boundaries of the play. Mercutio's character ... ...
