In Act III.i.113-115, Mercutio proclaims that, "... A plague o' both your houses!/ They have made worms' meat of me. I have it,/ And soundly too. Your houses!" What is he suggesting? Is it more than a dying observation? What is your understanding of the lines and its recitation in Act III?
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I think what he means is that the fued between the families had killed him. And since that the two families had caused his death he "casts" a plague upon them for his death and that they would all pay for his death.
I think he means that the feud between the families was the cause of his death. It's more than an observation because he is stating the truth, and knows something needs to be done before more people are killed. It's also foreshadowing Romeo and Juliet's deaths.
He is talking about how the fight between the families caused his death, and feels that something should be done before more are killed.
He's saying that because there is so much hatred between both houses, it has caused him to lose is life at the other families hand.
Since there has been recent deaths in both families, the thought that the families feud could be gone, is now destroyed. And because of the feud between the two families, a death has occurred and Romeo will pay for his mistakes. "casts a plague upon them for his death and that they would all pay for his death."
He is proclaming that the grudge each of the houses have for one and another, coused his death becouse he got tangled in the fued.
Mecutio brought his own death upon him by provoking a fight but the reason he wished to fight was because of the feud was possibly tiresome to him and he wanted it ended. Being the forward character he is he thought he should do it himself. His speech before his death points out that the feud will only cause death and tragedy because plagues are a bad thing. It was foreshadowing what is to come.
Mercutio obviously feels that the tense situation occurring between the montagues and the capulet familys was ultimately responsible for his death. "A plague o'both your houses" implies an old sort of curse or jinx wished upon by mercutio.
it was aying that the heatred of the mon and cap caused such out rage it lead to death and with both houses so stuck up he cast a plague for the death of both of them
I think he's saying the fued between the two families has gone so far that it has caused death. and therefore both families should regret fueding with eachother.
He means that the fighting is going to kill poeple and if no one stops it there will be a plague of death on the two houses. I the end this dose come true in a way
When Mercuctio sais "... A plague o' both your houses!/ They have made worms' meat of me. I have it,/ And soundly too. Your houses!" He is saying that the two famlies are in a stupid fued and he got hurt because of it. Though he did provoke the fight and bring his death upon his self, he is blaming the people who were the real reason this fight ocorred.
I think Mercutio found that as he is about to die that the rivalry between the two households are bad. He himself who is involved on the Montague's side began to regret it. He's dying and he directed his hatred on the feud itself and the two families. perhaps he wants Romeo be so guilty that he'd refrain from violence.
He means the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets is to blame for his death, and that his death will lead to bad things to come.
Mercutio is saying that there's still feuding between the Capulets and Montagues, and that they made a fool of him.
It means that because they feud between the houses was so strong it was the cause of his death. When he states "a plague o both your houses" he means that now that both have been the cause of his death, both will have to pay.
Mercutio, who is not related to either of the families, is killed when fighting tybalt for Romeo in Act III. Just be fore he dies, he says this: "... A plague o' both your houses!/ They have made worms' meat of me. I have it,/ And soundly too. Your houses.’’ What mercutio was saying in plain english, is that the rivalry between the two families had killed him and that there is no reason for such a rivalry. This is more than just mercutio’s last words, it’s a foreshadow for whats to come. In tradgedies there is more than one person that dies. And once that first person dies, it’s a quick end to all the others’ lives.
I think that what he is trying to say, is that its not the poison nor the dagger that killed romeo and juliet, its the hatred held within their familes that really killed them. needing to hide behind their backs, not being allowed to share the love that was their, is what truly led them to their death. and i think that that is what he was trying to say.
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