Compare Romeo and Mercutio in these lines from Act I, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo: Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling; Being but heavy, I will bear the light. Mercutio: Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance. Romeo: Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoes With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead
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The above excerpt shows that Romeo is unhappy, and Mercutio is upbeat. In Act 1 scene 4 of the play “Romeo and Juliet,” the characters Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio are on their way to a feast at the Capulet’s House. Romeo is in the state of melancholy and sad as he had seen a dream last night in which he saw that the current night would lead him to his fate and ultimately to his death. Mercutio is introduced as a clever and witty friend of Romeo who mocks Romeo the way no one does. The characters Mercutio and Romeo both reflect as possessing opposite nature in these lines.
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