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Mercutio (/ m ər ˈ k juː ʃ i oʊ / mər-KEW-shee-oh, [1] Italian: Mercuzio) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's 1597 tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. He is a close friend to Romeo and a blood relative to Prince Escalus and Count Paris. As such, Mercutio is one of the named characters in the play with the ability to mingle around ...
This is a set of lists of English personal and place names having spellings that are counterintuitive to their pronunciation because the spelling does not accord with conventional pronunciation associations.
Queen Mab, illustration by Arthur Rackham (1906). Queen Mab is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which the character Mercutio famously describes her as "the fairies' midwife", a miniature creature who rides her chariot (which is driven by a team of atom-sized creatures) over the bodies of sleeping humans during the nighttime, thus helping them "give birth ...
Use a serrated knife — the same you would use to cut bread — to cut the loaf. Start from the center and slice like you would a piece of pie. It can be tricky to cut panettone, so aim for tall ...
Mercutio is the instigator of many fights with his rather mean spirited humor, and often insults Tybalt, a renowned swordsman. It is Tybalt's temper that leads to Mercutio's death, and Romeo's banishment and the tragedy that follows. After Romeo receives a death threat from Tybalt, Mercutio expects Romeo to engage Tybalt in a duel.
His friends do believe that he's wounded, although Benvolio seems uncertain at first, but even after Mercutio states that "tis enough [to kill me]," Romeo still believes that "the hurt cannot be much." Mercutio's friends believe he's exaggerating the seriousness of the wound, although they recognize its presence.
Most of the world’s top corporations have simple names. Steve Jobs named Apple while on a fruitarian diet, and found the name "fun, spirited and not intimidating." Plus, it came before Atari in ...
Say it: Kuh-SIM-ee (Pronounce it wrong and you may get a smooch) Lutz. About: The Tampa-area city. Say it: Loots (Face-palm: We have been rhyming it with “putts” our whole life)