What is Mercutio?
[[File:Death_of_Mercutio.png|thumb|Death of Mercutio]] '''Mercutio''' is a character in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. He is a young man and friend to [[Romeo (Shakespeare)|Romeo]]. When Romeo declines to participate in a duel with a family enemy, Mercutio takes Romeo's place and is killed as Romeo tries to end the duel. Mercutio is a talkative young man. His most famous speech is the [[Queen Mab]] speech. [[Category:Characters in Shakespeare's plays]] {{multistub|performing-arts|lit}}