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d) puns and exaggeration used to convey how peaceful Benvolio actually is but Mercutio is mocking him

F: Dramatic irony is that Mercutio is actually not having a long amount of time left to live and so even if he is good at quarelling he wont earn very much.

He is suggesting they are hooligans, up to no good which is why they should not have crashed their party, very full of himself.

I: Suspense created here, Tybalt has just accused Romeo of being a villain, for doing something bad (but what, we don't know) , everyone will be waiting to see how Romeo reacts. Audience is particularly waiting with bated breath because now they know that Romeo is already married to Juliet, they wonder what he will do to an in law of his.

K: "Boy" , previously Tybalt was so offended by how Lord Capulet treated him at the ball, now HE is using the same tone and words to address Romeo, clearly no respect and meant to trigger him. Meant to start a fight with Romeo

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He repeats it three times which makes Romeo feel even more guilty for not preventing Mercutio from dying. Mercutio repeats to express his anger and frustration after being wounded by Tybalt. He was so frustrated that he said “ plague o both houses” where he was asking for something bad to happen to both families.

Mercutio says “ plague o both houses “ to emphasise and signify his anger towards both families, Capulet and Montague. He believes that both families are to blame for his death despite being a close friend of Romeo. It shows that he does not matter whether he was close to Romeo or the Montague family. He still cruses both houses after being wounded by Tybalt as he believes that both houses are responsible for his death.

i) act 2 scene 6 has different events and tones. In act 2 scene one is Romeo and Juliet getting married it has a joyful tone.

In act 3 scene 1 it is different as it turns from joyful to a sad tone as mercutio lost his life.

ii)His death gives the play a dramatic shift from a romance to tragedy

I think lady capulet’s reaction stems from the sadness and anger that comes with losing a loved one. One would naturally be sad when their family members pass away so it makes sense why she is sad. I think her idea of justice is that both parties should be punished if they are both at fault. We can tell this as “the blood of ours shed the blood montague” this means that she knew Tybalt was the reason for Mercutio death. It tells me that she is a very family oriented person and she is very fair.

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Mercutio is a character known for his wit, humour. His wordplay and puns shows how unserious he about the feud between the Montagues and Capulets. He frequently uses jokes to lighten the mood and to express his views on different things such as love and friendship. However his humour also has some slight cynicism suggesting that he sees the world and the conflicts within it somewhat absurd. His tendency to mock serious matters is a part of his character. Using humour even at his death could be his way of coping with harsh realities

He adds to the already tense scene by verbally taunting T and getting him more riled up. If he had not joined in the tension, Romeo MAY have been able to convince Tybalt to calm down. However we do need to take note that Tybalt is the one coming to pick a fight despite Lord Capulet's repeated reminders to stand down previously so it may not be so easy to dissuade him.

Yes, Tybalt would have been less agitated by actions of mercutio, this would be enough to stop Tybalt from drawing his sword to attack Mercutio. If Mercutio had not done anything to offend Tybalt he would not have been stabbed which led to his death.