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Mercutio is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mercutio in a sentence

Mercutio meaning

One of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Using Mercutio

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
  • In the example corpus, mercutio often appears in combinations such as: of mercutio, mercutio and, mercutio is.

Context around Mercutio

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

involving 1×

Often after:

hope 1× troupe 1×

Sentence patterns with Mercutio

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

before mercutio s death 1× benvolio and mercutio hope to 1× character of mercutio to have 1× manager at mercutio troupe 1× mercutio is fatally 1× mercutio is offended 1× rhapsody in mercutio s queen 1× sexuality of mercutio and romeo 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

before mercutio s 1× his boisterous friends 1× levenson 2000 25 1× mercutio is fatally 1× mercutio is offended 1× other forms in 1×

Common sentence endings:

and juliet iii 1× and the nurse 1× at mercutio troupe 1× desire for romeo 1× elegy by paris 1× largely a comedy 1×

Words around Mercutio

Just before it in the word index:

mercurywhy 9 mercury 1.233 mercurius 4 mercurio 11 mercuric 2 mercurial 69

Just after it in the word index:

mercy 1.145 mercyhurst 8 mercykutty 2 mercyme 3 mercyone 6 merdad 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Mercutio

  • In this selection, "mercutio" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, involving, hope and troupe stand out and add context to how "mercutio" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include before mercutio s death and benvolio and mercutio hope to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mercutio" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mercutio

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Mercutio is fatally wounded when Romeo attempts to break up the fight. (12 words)

Before Mercutio's death in Act three, the play is largely a comedy. (13 words)

Many of these jokes are sexual in nature, especially those involving Mercutio and the Nurse. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Queer theory The playbill from a 1753 production at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane starring David Garrick A number of critics have found the character of Mercutio to have unacknowledged homoerotic desire for Romeo. (35 words)

Levenson (2000: 25–26) Jonathan Goldberg examined the sexuality of Mercutio and Romeo utilising " queer theory " in Queering the Renaissance, comparing their friendship with sexual love. (26 words)

Shakespeare saves his prose style most often for the common people in the play, though at times he uses it for other characters, such as Mercutio. (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

His boisterous friends Benvolio and Mercutio hope to bring him out of his lovesick depression by crashing Capulet’s masquerade party.

She’s the casting director at the Musical Theatre (not theater) Society and even more impressive, the Literary Manager at Mercutio Troupe.

Before Mercutio's death in Act three, the play is largely a comedy.

Levenson (2000: 25–26) Jonathan Goldberg examined the sexuality of Mercutio and Romeo utilising " queer theory " in Queering the Renaissance, comparing their friendship with sexual love.

Many of these jokes are sexual in nature, especially those involving Mercutio and the Nurse.

Mercutio is fatally wounded when Romeo attempts to break up the fight.

Mercutio is offended by Tybalt's insolence, as well as Romeo's "vile submission", Romeo and Juliet, III.

Other forms in the play include an epithalamium by Juliet, a rhapsody in Mercutio's Queen Mab speech, and an elegy by Paris.

Queer theory The playbill from a 1753 production at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane starring David Garrick A number of critics have found the character of Mercutio to have unacknowledged homoerotic desire for Romeo.

Shakespeare saves his prose style most often for the common people in the play, though at times he uses it for other characters, such as Mercutio.

Common combinations with mercutio

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mercutio" in a sentence?
An example: "His boisterous friends Benvolio and Mercutio hope to bring him out of his lovesick depression by crashing Capulet’s masquerade party." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mercutio" from authentic English texts.
What does "mercutio" mean?
Mercutio means: One of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
How many example sentences with "mercutio" are there?
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