Act 3, Scene 1: Pawns In A Much Bigger Game

Scene 3.1 - Mercutio says, "I am peppered, I warrant, for this world. A plague o' both your houses! 'Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratch a man to death. A braggart, a rogue, a villain, that fights by the book of arithmetic! Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm". These lines really demonstrate how even civilians are being hurt by a feud that lasted for too long. Mercutio blames Romeo for being stabbed underneath his arm because Romeo got in the way of their fight. If it weren't for Romeo's feelings and wishes for peace between the houses for the sake of his relationship with Juliet, Mercutio might not have been stabbed. In some twisted way, Romeo played a part in Mercutio's death. During the play, Mercutio curses both houses for causing his suffering because he was used as a pawn in their feud. This is just another fatal tragedy resulting from the hatred between the Montagues and the Capulets. I think Shakespeare included this scene to show how their selfishness brought on the deaths of their very own, Mercutio and Tybalt. Although each house blames the other, they are one to blame as well. If it weren't for their lasting feud, none of this would have happened. The problem was that both sides did not want to admit their wrongs because of how much pride they had. In the end, Mercutio knew that and in his last words, he wanted to speak the truth of the real problem.

Act 2, Scene 4: Mercutio Shows No Mercy

Host: How do you feel about Rosaline?
Mercutio: That girl has Romeo wrapped around her finger! I don't know if she's just being rude or honestly not aware of Romeo's affection towards her, but his cries can be heard from the other side of town. I keep trying to tell Romeo to get over her already, I mean you can't force someone to love you! I even risked our lives to go to Montague's party to help Romeo but looks like he ran off, probably crying over Rosaline.
Host: Does Romeo listen to your advice about finding a lady that might treat him better?
Mercutio: His heart is brainwashing his own mind! I've known Romeo for some time now, and he's not one to be narrow-minded to new possibilities. But this lady Rosaline has Romeo under a spell or something because he refuses to even try to move on! It's honestly ridiculous! I would never let myself cry over any lady even my own true love.
Host: So I heard you had quite a quarrel with the Nurse of the Montague. What was running through your mind that led you to say such things to a lady?
Mercutio: Oh the Nurse? She's not a lady! Her rough appearance shows nothing of a lady. She was the one running around MY territory, talking some nonsense to my boy Romeo. Honestly, it was a good laugh, the boys and I had.
Host: Well then, what do you think the Nurse wanted to tell Romeo?
Mercutio: How would I know?!?! She probably was just talking gibberish like she always does. Nurse probably saw Romeo at the party and was just sent by old Capulets to deliver a message. Honestly not a big deal anyways!
Host: Well thank you for coming and answering some of our questions!
Mercutio: No problem, mate!

Act 1, Scene 5: Fate Had Failed

An eclipse represents the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. Both, the moon and the sun, are important for our survival on Earth, while both Romeo and Juliet, are important characters in the story. The moon and the sun never cross unless there is an eclipse. This is similarly demonstrated in Romeo and Juliet because the star-crossed lovers are brought together by fate, but soon have to move on because of destiny. In this picture, there are two very different colors that are usually associated with different emotions. This signifies the difference between Juliet and Romeo because of their family's feud. On special occasions, the sun and the moon cross creating an eclipse, but time never works in their favor. Soon they continue on their separate, paved paths, never given a good enough chance to "be together" like Romeo and Juliet. 

Circus of the Unheard

Circus of the Unheard

They are heard,

Yet not listened to,

They pretend to be somebody else,

Yet for the wrong reasons,

Those people who were not able to blend in,

Those in which are provoked to stand out,

Not willingly they transpire,

Not willingly they hold their last thread of dignity & reputation and set on the table,

For others to take it,

To rip it apart,

And to control it.

Not willingly they are forced to stand out,

To be the black rose in a beautiful red rosy bouquet,

To be the unwanted sun in a mesmerizing night sky.

Goofy, silly, comical, weird,

All traits we see.

Serious, kind, smart, charismatic,

All traits they want us to see.

Yet they are looked at as a circus act,

In which they believe is the only way to get noticed.

They fear less of exploiting their pride,

And more on being a nobody,

They wished we listened,

They wished they could be themselves,

But we never gave them a chance.