Mercutio

Romeo’s brilliant friend Mercutio has a masterful mind, which plagues him because of its inability to cease. He thinks so swiftly that thoughts run away with themselves. He is a dear friend to Romeo, and feels a bit threatened by Romeo’s newfound obsession with love. He works hard to convince his friend Romeo to focus more on his masculine friendships than on whatever love he is currently doting upon. Any actor playing this role must have a masterful command of language, a brilliant mind, and an ability to convey meaning - even when it seems obtuse - in an accessible, compelling, and energetic way to his audience (the audience he makes of of his fellow characters and also the larger theatre audience.)