![]() ![]() One of Romeo's closest friends, Mercutio entreats Romeo to forget about his unrequited love for a girl named Rosaline and come with him to a masquerade ball at Lord Capulet's estate, through use of his Queen Mab speech. He is also moody and given to sudden outbursts of temper, one of which sets a key plot development in motion. Though often fun-loving and witty, the latter demonstrated in his Queen Mab speech in the first act, Mercutio's sense of humour can at times be facetious or even coarse, much to his friends' annoyance. The invitation to Lord Capulet's party states that he has a brother named Valentine. ![]() ![]() As such, Mercutio is one of the named characters in the play with the ability to mingle around those of both houses. He is a close friend to Romeo and a blood relative to Prince Escalus and Count Paris. Mercutio ( / m ər ˈ k juː ʃ i oʊ/ mər- KEW-shee-oh, Italian: Mercuzio) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's 1597 tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet Act III Scene I The Death of Romeo's Friend, Mercutio. ![]()
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