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5d. Mercutio [Beyond Books - Shakespeare] |
 | | Mercutio is a great guy and although he appears in only four scenes, his premature death is a major blow. |
| | Three times with his dying breath Mercutio proclaims, "A plague o' both your houses." Since Mercutio is a favorite, audiences may adopt this attitude and feel anger toward the Montagues, the Capulets, and the absolute waste and foolishness of their longstanding hostility. |
| | Mercutio's death is the beginning of the tragic ending for all these characters. |
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