Romeo and Juliet

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Mercutio's role as a foil for Romeo

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Mercutio is aggressive; Romeo is passive.

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First event: Romeo and Juliet secretly marry

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Romeo and Tybalt sword fight, Mercutio insults Tybalt, Benvolio tells Romeo to leave.

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Mercutio and Benvolio in lines 31–50

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foils for each other

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Relationship between Romeo and Tybalt

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Hostile, despite Romeo's reconciliation efforts

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Romeo's connection to Tybalt

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Married Juliet, Tybalt’s cousin

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Romeo's attack on Tybalt

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leads to the story's tragic outcome

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Best paraphrase of lines 63-64

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I never hurt you. I love you more than you know.

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Best paraphrase of lines 82-83

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Tybalt and Mercutio, the Prince has banned street fighting.

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Example of word play

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grave (line 93)

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Lines 88-89 not in blank verse

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Not in iambic pentameter