Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch. Marry, tis enough (3.1.94).
's sense of bawdy humor is with him until his last moments.
Although he has been fatally stabbed by , he refers to his wound as a "scratch," yet
also more somberly notes that it will be "enough" to end his life. Mercutio's ability
to bring a naughty sense of humor to any situation makes him one of the most memorablein
Shakespeare's plays.
Ask for me
tomorrow, and you
shall find me a grave man (3.1.98€“99).
Mercutio utilizes
ahere in the choice of the word "grave." On one hand, it reflects the seriousness of
the situation (serious being an adjective not typically used to describe Mercutio); it also
reflects that he knows that he will be dead by the next day, as he will be found in his physical
grave as well. Mercutio's continued use of humor in the moments of his death reflect his ongoing
wit.
A plague o both
your houses!
(3.1.100€“101)
Mercutio invokes a curse three times in
his brief dying...
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