Overview
Character Name
Mercutio
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Early Teen, Late Teen, Young Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Catalyst, Love Interest, Foil
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
Verona, Italy.
Analysis
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
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