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Mercutio

Proper noun

Meaning

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Mercutio

One of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

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Examples

Mercutio is offended by Tybalt's insolence, as well as Romeo's "vile submission", Romeo and Juliet, III. Source: Internet

Queer theory The playbill from a 1753 production at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane starring David Garrick A number of critics have found the character of Mercutio to have unacknowledged homoerotic desire for Romeo. Source: Internet

Levenson (2000: 25–26) Jonathan Goldberg examined the sexuality of Mercutio and Romeo utilising " queer theory " in Queering the Renaissance, comparing their friendship with sexual love. Source: Internet

Many of these jokes are sexual in nature, especially those involving Mercutio and the Nurse. Source: Internet

Mercutio is fatally wounded when Romeo attempts to break up the fight. Source: Internet

Shakespeare saves his prose style most often for the common people in the play, though at times he uses it for other characters, such as Mercutio. Source: Internet

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