... at Mercutio in language intended to expresses her intention to thrash him; but she unintentionally uses a series of terms with double meanings which describe sex instead. So while her intended message is "I'll beat any man who bothers me" what the audience hears is "I'll have sex with any man that approaches me." The original audience probably found this hysterically funny ... the dialogue to concentrate the scene. The Friar's last speech provides plenty of justification for Zeffirelli's staging. Lots of foreshadowing here. Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Setting- The play takes pl...

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