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- "Mercutio never fails to impress us with the quickness of his wit. He is always lively and energetic by nature."
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- "His vivid imagination is demonstrated by the long tale he spins about the fictitious Queen Mab in Act I, scene iv."
- "His real purpose in this speech seems to be to coax Romeo back into a good humour, showing that he is a loyal friend."
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- "Indeed, when Romeo does recover his good nature in Act II, scene iv, Mercutio is the first to rejoice."
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- "As well as enjoying puns and wordplay,Mercutio also delights in rather bawdy jokes."
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- "This is well demonstrated in Act II, scene i, when he conjures Romeo by Rosaline's"
- "*straight leg, and quivering thigh"
- "*And the demesnes that there adjacent lie."
- "And also when he teases the Nurse in Act II, scene iv."
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- "However, Mercutio's exuberant nature also leads him to be rather hot-tempered."
- "He cannot abide what he sees as Romeo's cowardice towards Tybalt, and so he takes over the quarrel on Romeo's behalf, and is killed by Tybalt."
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- "The manner of his death makes him even more to be admired."
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- "Although he is fatally wounded, he makes light of his injury. He obviously knows that he is dying, but he says"
- "*Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man."
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- "Perhaps our final word on him should be, not that he is a 'grave' man, but indeed a brave one."
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