Mercutio is always bursting with energy and his speeches are full of extravert ideas

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Mercutio is always bursting with energy and his speeches are full of extravert ideas. He is very extravagant and wild. All the attention is drawn to him, he brings out the humor in most situations. Shakespeare uses Mercutio to divert the attention to him and to enlighten the scenes causing it to be taken light heartedly. Mercutio is Romeo’s best friend, he is very loyal  to him and neutral to the feud . He over shadows Romeo because he is so engaging. His death launches the final tragedy snowball.

  He seems to take neither life nor death seriously . He is very vibrant and full of energy. He takes everything as a joke. He is constantly joking at other peoples expense but tends to bring the humor out of everything.

    ‘You are a lover; borrow cupid’s wings’. This demonstrates that he doesn’t even seem to take love seriously. He is implying that Romeo should borrow Cupid’s wing which indicates how sarcastic he is.

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    ‘If love be rough with you be rough with love’. This reveals how cynical he is towards love. The notion of love amuses Mercutio. He has a down to earth view of love which revolves around physical passion. His profane view of love emphasizes the strength and purity of Romeo. We are attracted to his character because he is so captivating and lively.

  He has a very vivid imagination. His brilliant imaginative language contrasts sharply with hat of his melancholy friend Romeo. He loves the sound of his voices. His words are uncontrollable. Romeos says ’will ...

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