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What did Tybalt mean when he said, “Mercutio! Thou consortest with Romeo!”?
What did Tybalt mean when he said, “Mercutio! Thou consortest with Romeo!”?
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He basically means ” Mercutio! You’re on Romeo’s side!”
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5 years ago
“Thou art consortest with Romeo?” literally means “are you an associate/friend of Romeo?” However, this could be interpreted as an insult to Mercutio on him being gay/effeminate. This results in the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio and, ultimately, Mercutio s death. Make of it what you will, but I think Luhrmann s take on this play purposely made Mercutio to seem gay. Because of this, it is highly likely that Tybalt insinuates Mercutio and Romeo are lovers.
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“Mercutio! You talk to (or is friends with) Romeo.”
When you factor in the bad blood between the Capulets and Juliet’s family, the quote has a greater meaning.
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It means that Mercutio is friends with Romeo
ie his informant
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He means that Mercutio is a friend to his enemy (Romeo), a Montague.
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“Consort” means both to “keep company with” but was an ancient slang term to also imply “having carnal relations with,” so it was a double-entendre insult. The use of “thou” is less formal, and therefore insulting.
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Translation: “Mercutio! You are plotting with my enemy for my downfall! I thought you were my friend!”
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he’s basically saying do you have friendly relations with Romeo
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mercutio, did you consort(talk to) with romeo…he’s basically on romeo’s side the montegue’s … xXx
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the definition of consort is spouse, companion or partner, or partnership.
so pretty much it means he was asking if he was in league with him i suppose
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