ROMEO
In Act 3 Scene 1, Romeos attitude changes once Tybalt kills his best friend Mercutio, in the past scenes Romeo has not been the fighting type but as soon as Mercutio dies Romeo changes and fights Tybalt.
‘’Now, Tybalt, take the "villain" back again
That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio's soul
Is but a little way above our heads,
Staying for thine to keep him company:
Either thou or I, or both, must go with him.’’
‘’Draw, Mercutio, beat down their weapons.
Gentlemen, for shame forbear this outrage!
Tybalt, Mercutio, the Mayor expressly hath
Forbid this bandying in Verona streets.’’
Romeo tries to help Mercutio by telling him when to draw his sword.
BENVOLIO
Benvolio does not really get involved with the fights, he is Romeos cousin and just gives Romeo and the other Montagues information he finds out from anything or anywhere.
‘’O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio is dead.’’
Benvolio is the first person to inform Romeo of the tragic murder Mercution Suffered. When the Capulets are seen coming towards the Montagues ready to fight Benvolio yells ‘’By my head, here comes the Capulets’’.
MERCUTIO
Mercutio fights Tybalt and this is where Tybalt steals Mercutios Life.
‘’Good King of Cats, nothing but one of your nine lives that I mean to make bold withal. Will you pluck your sword out of his pilcher by the ears?’’
When Mercutio dies he says that he is hurt.
I am hurt. A plague a'both houses. I am sped. Is he gone and hath nothing?
While Mercutio fights Tybalt Romeo tries to stop the fighting but Tybalt wounds Mercutio.
TYBALT
Tybalt says to Mercutio ‘’Well, peace be with you, sir. Here comes my man.’’ By this Tybalt means I have no problem with you, here comes the man I have been looking for. Tybalt has been looking for Romeo.
Romeo refuses to fight so Mercutio draws his sword and Tybalt and Mercutio duel until Tybalt injures Mercutio and he is killed.
LADY CAPULET
Lady Capulet is one of the less mentioned characters of Act 3 Scene 1, although she is fairly included near the end of the act where the Prince decides to banish Romeo for the murder of Tybalt. Lady Capulet wants Romeo Killed!
‘’He is a kingsman to the Montague; affection makes him false, he speaks not true. Some twenty of them fought in this black strife, all those twenty could but kill one life. I beg for justice, which thou, Prince, must give. Romeo slew Tybalt: Romeo must not live!’’
PRINCE
The Prince refuses to kill Romeo but instead banishes him from Verona! He is told to leave Verona ‘’Let Romeo hence in haste, Else, when he’s found, that hour is his last’’.
CONCLUSION
In Act 3 Scene 1, things change quite a lot, at the start of the scene Romeo will not fight Tybalt but by the end Tybalt is dead because Romeo killed him and Mercutio is dead called Tybalt killed him. Even after this scene Romeo does not leave Verona, his love for Juliet is too Strong.
By Sarah – Jane Campbell.
