Romeo And Juliet Act 3 Scene 1 Analysis

The events which took place in act 3, scene 1 played a significant role in creating the chain of events that triggered the tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet. At the outset of this scene Mercutio and Benvolio end up in a public place. Benvolio tries to convince Mercutio to go home because the Capulets would be there soon, however, Mercutio swiftly denies the chance of persuasion by expressing his views on Benvolio’s rarely aggressive ways, in one case using simile (3.1.11-12) “Thou art as hot a Jack in thy mood as any in Italy". This delay gives enough time for Tybalt with the company of others to make their way to the public place. This results in the death of two, Mercutio slain by Tybalt under Romeo’s arm and Tybalt slain by Romeo powered by impulse, anger and the determination to avenge the death of Mercutio, because of this Romeo suffers the punishment of exile. This subsequent exile plays a massive part throughout the rest of the play and ultimately leads to the tragic ending of Romeo & Juliet

Mercutio’s excessive, exuberant personality and Tybalt’s arrogant and aggressive side majestically clash in their final scene ultimately leading both of them to their deaths. As

This showed that Benvolio is trustworthy but then after as lady Capulet tries to convince the prince to get Romeo executed he tries to persuade otherwise as to keep the peace displaying a cogent nature.

Act 3 scene 1 highlights the certain perspectives and characteristics that make adolescents who they are, bluntly suggesting that they are impetuous and brash. This is probably the most evident theme throughout the play and helps the theme of fate to create an unfortunate and unnecessary tragedy to take place. A couple of examples of this are when Romeo buys poison after news of Juliet’s “death” and the murder of during the