[Shakespeare] I was about to fight my coteacher yesterday because she said Mercutio thought Romeo wasn't fighting Tybalt bc of Rosaline.

No. it's because he thinks his BFF is a coward.

II.iii Mercutio congratulates Romeo on being himself and no longer a fool for love. They believe him to be done with Rosaline at this point. like.

but this is the same coteacher that told me not to talk in her class bc I disrupt her flow and she feels like I'm correcting her 🙃

but I mean. when you're wrong

lmao

lmao what

welcome to my life this year.

there are a lot of different readings to have of mercutio but that one ain't it

for someone who apparently loves Shakespeare, she certainly has some uh...takes

this is also the coteacher that refuses to talk about sex and how it plays into Romeo's motivations in the play so.

ok well. factually incorrect lmao

lmao

look. with the number of times the word maidenhead comes up in this damn play, sex needs to come up at least once

at least once

bare minimum

lol welcome Tony

we're staging R&J right now so like
what if I just punt your coteacher into the sea instead

pls. I beg you

but on the topic of Mercutio: if you read him as queer AF with Benvolio (as you should), These Violent Delights/Our Violent Ends gives them a romance they deserve, thank you.

I do have that reading because he is

very much so.

Ding dong, she is wrong

I felt bad telling my ESL kiddos that one of the answers given in class yesterday wasn't right, bc it throws her under the bus, but they need to really get it

Mercutio was being a pissant and pushing the fight into being. at that point he doesn't care what Romeo's reasons are, just that he's looking weak and cowardly.

I will also say that, like, Tybalt starts every fight he's in

if Tybalt is on stage, he's trying to Start Some Shit

obviously.

Tybalt: comes out in 1.1, starts shit with Benvolio
Tybalt: at the party, tries to start shit with Romeo
Tybalt--!!

Mercutio's just in the mood to have it out and it's like "bro...brooooo he's giving you the excuse. kick his ass or I'll do it for you"

absolutely

"Man just POP HIM. Cmon. Cmooooooon"

Exactly