Mercutio+C

Mercutio’s - the jocular man- ostensible unsophisticated actions could require more careful approaches to fully analyze its deeper denotations. And for that reason, we should understand its greater impact on the underlying reason for Juliet’s death. First, Mercutio allowed Romeo and Juliet to encounter in the dance. Mercutio delicately persuades Romeo by saying, "Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance." (1.4.13). The original purpose to attend this ball was not to see Juliet, but to court with Rosaline, Romeo’s fair inamorata. Yet, Mercutio's unintentional arrangement lined Romeo and Juliet up together. Second, he provoked the Romeo’s murder of Tybalt. If Mercutio did not vex Tybalt, Mercutio could have lived and allow Romeo to remain innocent. After Romeo slew Tybalt on behalf of Mercutio death, Romeo reveals his regrets by saying, “O, I am fortune’s fool.” (3.1.142). So, Mercutio death enraged Romeo to arise and commit action, which will act as a catalyst for the Montagues and the Capulets to further despise each other. That is, the fundamental background for Romeo and Juliet's tragic segregation. Hence, Mercutio is responsible for Juliet’s “death.”
 * // Who is responsible for Juliet's "death?": Mercutio // **

By.Carol Choo 9C 09-10