Post #2 Conflict and Foils

A good drama always has conflict. In  the Shakespeare classic Romeo & Juliet there is a conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues. These two enemies give the tragedy it's plot. In Act I Scene V a conflict begins to deepen when Tybalt a well known Capulet notices Romeo, a Montague, at the Capulet's party. Luckily Father Capulet stops Tybalt from starting a fight, "He shall be endur'd. What, goodman boy! I say he shall go to! Am I the master here, or you? Go to! You'll not endure him! God shall mend my soul! You'll make mutiny among my guests! You will set cook-a-hoop! You'll be the man!" In this he is saying I am the master here and you are not to disturb my guests, but this makes Tybalt have even more anger for the Montagues and ensures his revenge.

Mercutio, Romeo's friend, is a foil to Romeo. A foil is someone who has qualities that contrast to another. One way that they are foils is that Romeo doesn't want to go to the party he wants to quit love, "The game was ne'er so fair, and I am done." While Mercutio eagerly wants to go, "Tut, dun's the mouse, the constable's own word. If thou art dun, we'll draw thee from the mire Or, save your reverence, love, wherein thou stickest Up to ears. Come, we burn daylight, ho! In this he is saying Nonsense, be as still as a mouse. If you're a horse, we'll get you out of the mud. Now come on we're burning day light. This proves that even though Romeo and Mercutio are friends they are also foils of each other.

The following definitions represent the themes of this blog post:
adversary- a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
disparagement- something that derogates or casts in a bad light, as a remark or censorious essay.
pernicious- causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful.
posterity- succeeding or future generations collectively
propagate- to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
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