As Mercutio lay on the ground, blood flowing through his wounds his final voice shot from his mouth: "A plague o' both houses!". He then is pulled off the stage moaning helplessly and dies.
Mercutio was always an extraordinary character, and sometimes even a little hectic at times, but his words had meaning and half-witted wisdom in them. His famous Queen Mab speech really shows his role in the story as an exquisite philosopher of fate, fortune, and dreams. He also tries to make everyone have a good time, and helps inspire and bring the mood up. But overall he is somewhat of a Neutral man, that in the long-run always knows what will happen. When the party is over and Romeo wishes to visit Juliet, Mercutio is objecting to it and jest Romeo for his love, when Mercutio is the one that wanted Romeo to love. He is such a hypocrate with actions and words that give a foreshadowing for the future. He and the Friar are both very important characters when it comes to fortune and fate. Especially when Mercutio curses the Capulets and Montagues. He knows that their love will never work and that both families will lose members. He commends Romeo and Juliet to death, because he disagrees and predicts.
In conclusion Mercutio plays a key role in Romeo and Juliet. He kind of reminds me of a fortune teller or a foreshadower, always knowing whats next. The curse he places on the families determines the end and the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
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