Lady Capulet plays a far larger role than her Montague counterpart. He shows an indifference to Romeo forbidding Tybalt to confront him at the Capulet ball which perhaps suggests that Capulet was tired of the conflict between the two households or perhaps he was more concerned about the result of the potential conflict.
He eyes Count Paris as a future husband for his daughter and later angers her when he informs her that the pair are to be married. Lord Capulet is a kind and loving father or would have been by Elizabethan standards. Tybalt is responsible for the murder of Mercutio during the play and himself meets an untimely end at the hands of Romeo. He is hotheaded and quick to try and escalate situations although shows respect for Lord Capulet by not engaging Romeo who he spots at the Capulet ball. This is a nickname that Mercutio uses to mock Tybalt who is the cousin (and friend) of Juliet and therefore a Capulet. She shows herself to be intelligent and occasionally manipulative if needed making her a complex female character at a time when complexity was rare among female characters.Īlso referred to as the “Prince of Cats” due to his skills as a swordsman. She also doesn’t succumb to Romeo’s charm offensive and is wary of Romeo due to how strong he comes on. Rather than being demure and adhering to the strict roles of women in a patriarchal society, Juliet rebels countlessly against her father. Juliet is the character that Romeo falls in love with but in many ways, she is a daring and convention-breaking character. After things go tragically wrong in the third act it is the quick thinking of Benvolio that allows Romeo to escape with a lesser punishment. During the opening fray and later near the climax of the play we see Benvolio try to broker peace. If Mercutio is an antagonist of sorts with his violent side then Benvolio is most certainly the peacekeeper. He is not a member of Romeo’s family but is a big believer in honor and even despite his fierce loyalty to his friend Mercutio lives and eventually dies by that code of honor. His character is quick-witted, enigmatic and at times fiery all qualities you might associate with the term mercurial.
It would not be a massive surprise if the root for Mercutio’s name was mercury or mercurial. When describing how he feels for Juliet he uses religious imagery and allusions to light suggesting a more pure, less superficial love. Secondly, there is the fact that the language he uses while obsessing over the two women is very different. Of course, there is a couple of factors at play here. Many are critical of Romeo as he quickly moves from appearing obsessed with Rosaline to being obsessed with Juliet. Romeo begins the play in a lovesick state pining over Rosaline. He is a member of the Montague family who is a sworn enemy of the Capulets. Romeo is the lead protagonist of the play.
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