It is Mercutio who says "a plague on both your houses!" after he gets stabbed by Tybalt
Mercutio is the character who yells the quote 'A plague on both your houses!' in the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.
Mercutio says it in Romeo and Juliet.
It's from Romeo and Juliet, Act III Scene 1.
It means that Mercutio is cursing both of the houses (Montague and Capulet), and basically blaming both of them for his untimely death in A3S1. Romeo feels that he is to blame, and this is probably why he kills Tybalt.
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Mercutio is the character who yells the quote 'A plague on both your houses!' in the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.
"A plague on both your houses."
Friar John didn't deliver the letter that says that Juliet is not dead because there was a plague in Mantua, where Romeo was banished to.
The character who yells "A plague o' both your houses!" is Mercutio in William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet." He says this line after being fatally wounded in a fight between the Capulets and Montagues.
Mercutio says it in Romeo and Juliet.
In "Romeo and Juliet," Mercutio yells "A plague o' both your houses" when he is fatally wounded in a fight between the Capulets and Montagues. This curse reflects his frustration with the ongoing feud between the two families and the senselessness of their conflict.
It's from Romeo and Juliet, Act III Scene 1.
Mercutio
It means that Mercutio is cursing both of the houses (Montague and Capulet), and basically blaming both of them for his untimely death in A3S1. Romeo feels that he is to blame, and this is probably why he kills Tybalt.
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In Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet," Mercutio responds to being stabbed by cursing both the Montague and Capulet houses, blaming them for his fate. He famously declares, "A plague o' both your houses!" before succumbing to his wound.
Mercutio, as he is dying in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. He says this because Romeo would not defend himself against Tybalt since he has just married Juliet. So Mercutio trys to defend Romeo and ends up getting killed himself, While he is dieing he says "A Plauge o'both of your houses!" Because he blames both Tybalt and Romeo for his death. Since Tybalt killed Mercutio which is Romeo's best friend, Romeo goes and kills Tybalt.