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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.
Romeo and Juliet is a dramatization of Brooke's translation, and Shakespeare follows the poem closely but adds detail to several major and minor characters (the Nurse and Mercutio in particular). [23] [24] [25]
Olivia Hussey, who played Juliet in the 1968 film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet," has died. She was 73. On Dec. 27, her family announced her death in a statement they shared to Hussey's official ...
The earliest tale bearing a resemblance to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is Xenophon of Ephesus' Ephesiaca, whose heroic figure is a Habrocomes.The character of Romeo is also similar to that of Pyramus in Ovid's Metamorphoses, a youth who is unable to meet the object of his affection due to an ancient family quarrel, and later kills himself due to mistakenly believing her to have been dead. [3]
Olivia Hussey Eisley, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, has died. She was 73. The news was announced via her official Instagram account ...
Olivia Hussey Eisley, the British-Argentine actor who shot to fame as a teenager starring as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” and went on to star in the ...
Olivia Hussey, the scene-stealing star of the 1968 film "Romeo & Juliet," died at 73 on Dec. 27.. Hussey, who shot to fame as a star in the '60s film and later became an animal rights activist ...
Leonard Whiting (born 30 June 1950) is a British semi-retired actor and singer widely known for his teenage role as Romeo in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet, [1] a role which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor in 1969.