If I had to be three characters in Romeo and Juliet they would be firstly:-

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If I had to be three characters in Romeo and Juliet they would be firstly:-  

MERCUTIO

Mercutio because he is hilarious. He also has so much energy, in what he says and what he does, you see this in Act I  scene IV 'The Masked ball' .He is a neutral character as he is Romeo's friend but he doesn't believe in the family's fighting, as when he dies he shouts "Plague on Both your houses". but he still sticks up for the Montages.

         He is witty and always interested in what Romeo is doing.  He was the one who really made Romeo and Juliet meet, he persuaded Romeo to go to the masked ball, at the caplets house.

Mercutio is always looking for something new and exiting to do. Romeo calls him a gentleman. he is very imaginative as you see in the queen Mab speech in Act I scene IV. He describes Romeo as "Romeo! Humours, Madman, Passion, Lover".  

Mercutio has two reasons to be in the play, the first is when he makes Romeo go to the ball where he meets Juliet. the second is when he dies he sets off a chain of events, which leads to Romeo being banished from the town. With these events happening, Tybalt murders Mercutio, then Romeo kills Tybalt. As that happens Romeo is banished from Verona. In the fighting scene Romeo actually tries to break up the fight by standing in the middle of Tybalt and Mercutio.

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         When Mercutio dies the comedy of the play dies with him as he is the funniest in the play, after this the play becomes only a tragedy. The only time in the play when Mercutio is not funny is when he dies he shouts " A Plague on both your houses!". This is also the first time in the play when he is serious. This is the part of the play where Mercutio finally realises what the fighting between the families is doing.  He is a very complex character that is mainly the reason why I would choose him. he ...

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