Love is a major theme within Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. ... Other characters that display fraternal love are Friar Lawrence and Juliet's nurse. Both play vital roles in guiding and caring for the youths. ... A character who constantly makes sexual comments and puns is Mercurio who often gives sexual meaning to Romeo's words. ... Compared with Romeo's grief and final speech to Juliet Paris seems artificial. ...

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• Grade Level: High School