John McEnery has a humanistic, not too handsome, slightly mussed-up look about him; it fits this role so well you can't think of Mercutio without dredging up his performance.
Is M's behavior due to his being a manic depressive, being a secret homo (this scene's fave interpretation) or because he somehow was aware that he and his best friend were doomed?
Romeo and Mercutio's bond is so clear at the end of this. It's really cute. Personally, I always thought Mercutio was jealous of Rosaline because he thought she was taking Romeo away from him, and that was why he made fun of Romeo for being in 'love'.
Not sure what movie this is from....but I was disappointed that the filmmakers saw fit to edit Shakespeare. The actor omitted lines from this speech. I wonder why?
It's from Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of _Romeo and Juliet_.
It was edited because not everything moves the plot forward or gives us much more information about Mercutio than the shorter version does. The lighting and sound production and the remarkable acting by John McEnery---none of which were available at the turn of the 17th century---do the job that the rest of the monologue might have done onstage.
It might have been to make it easier to understand to mass audiences. The parts they ommitted were arguably hard to understand without a glossary of some sort. That might be why, but I'm not sure.
Have to do the speech for for lit:)
First I thought it would be boring, but Mercutio is very interesting.-. Now I'll actually try really hard to perform this well:}D
pablohahjrocker 2 months ago
ROMEO&MERCUTIO OTP<3
LotsOfMoodSwings 2 months ago 5
he is by far my favorite Mercutio out of all the film version, that i actually got teary eyed when he died. ):
codylinleyrocks4eva 3 months ago
Benvolio and Romeo <3333333333333 I love Mercutio too!
iheartreading123456h 3 months ago
John McEnery has a humanistic, not too handsome, slightly mussed-up look about him; it fits this role so well you can't think of Mercutio without dredging up his performance.
diddymuck 4 months ago
Is M's behavior due to his being a manic depressive, being a secret homo (this scene's fave interpretation) or because he somehow was aware that he and his best friend were doomed?
diddymuck 4 months ago
Romeo and Mercutio's bond is so clear at the end of this. It's really cute. Personally, I always thought Mercutio was jealous of Rosaline because he thought she was taking Romeo away from him, and that was why he made fun of Romeo for being in 'love'.
fleurhasaface 4 months ago
and who would DARE to dislike this?!
This is some of the best acting I have seen!
OfficialyShinRasGirl 5 months ago
I love Mercutio!! <3 <3
My favourite Mercutio from all the films!!
John McEnery is a wonderful actor!! =D
OfficialyShinRasGirl 5 months ago 4
god i'm memorizing this for class, fun/hard as hell XD
azgalada 6 months ago
i remember doing this speech for my english class in freshman year of high school i'm surprised i memorized this speech mercutio is amazing
wizardsakura 6 months ago
Fabulous interpretation . . .I wish my class had taken this book and this movie more seriously.
therealcritic28 7 months ago 4
my favorite mercutio hands down
mandahop 8 months ago 4
No words..this is the best classic movie ever i"ve seen..
abramadon2 9 months ago
He's too articulate to be drunk. He's high out of his mind.
AmericanBadass44 10 months ago
I swear, Mercutio was drunk this whole movie. :)
PrincessAmberTDI 1 year ago 19
@PrincessAmberTDI either drunk or high.. :P
WorldGoneAwry1 1 year ago
Not sure what movie this is from....but I was disappointed that the filmmakers saw fit to edit Shakespeare. The actor omitted lines from this speech. I wonder why?
GaelicHead 1 year ago
@GaelicHead
It's from Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of _Romeo and Juliet_.
It was edited because not everything moves the plot forward or gives us much more information about Mercutio than the shorter version does. The lighting and sound production and the remarkable acting by John McEnery---none of which were available at the turn of the 17th century---do the job that the rest of the monologue might have done onstage.
McEnery is AMAZING!
anneonymousone 1 year ago 11
@GaelicHead
It might have been to make it easier to understand to mass audiences. The parts they ommitted were arguably hard to understand without a glossary of some sort. That might be why, but I'm not sure.
LiamSwan2011 10 months ago