5 Quote Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Scene 4

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Breakdown of Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 4

Nutshell Summary:
- In the street, Mercutio and Benvolio wait for Romeo. Mercutio mocks Romeo for his love-sickness and Tybalt for being a fashionable dandy.
- Romeo arrives and the boys exchange banter. Mercutio (Peter Pan) is glad Romeo is one of the boys again.
- The Nurse arrives. Mercutio teases her; then he and Benvolio leave.
- Romeo tells the Nurse to tell Juliet to meet him at Lawrence’s cell that afternoon to be married.

Themes Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of THEME in Romeo and Juliet see
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- T1 Worthy Hero
- T4 Love mere sex, as a waste of time
- T8 Dualism: paradox - revenge is bad, but it is expected of the worthy hero
- T9 Revenge

Characters Discussed:
(For more detailed discussion of CHARACTER in Romeo and Juliet see
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- C1 Romeo: Worthy hero
- C3 Mercutio: bigot, sad, sour, bitter outsider; Peter Pan, cynic, fool
- C10 Nurse: Loving, simple, natural, unaffected, sincere

This video on Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE might also help:
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