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Mercutio

Romeo's friend. Funny, clever, wild. Killed by Tybalt while cursing both families.

The Reconciliation of the Montagues and Capulets over the Dead Bodies of Romeo and Juliet
The Reconciliation of the Montagues and Capulets over the Dead Bodies of Romeo and Juliet. Frederic Leighton, 1855. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
RomeoJulietMercutioTybaltThe NurseFriar LawrenceLord CapuletBenvolio

The quotes

2 quotes by or about Mercutio, in the order they happen.

A plague o' both your houses.

Mercutio · Act 3, Scene 1 · hate · death · family

Dying, Mercutio curses both families. The feud killed him and he was not in it.

Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.

Mercutio · Act 3, Scene 1 · death

Grave means serious, and a grave. He jokes as he dies.

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