Friar John
Shakespeare references the black plague in "Romeo and Juliet" during Mercutio's Queen Mab speech, where he mentions the disease as one of the horrors that haunt people's dreams. This reference highlights the bleak and chaotic nature of the world in which the play is set.
Mercutio is the character who yells the quote 'A plague on both your houses!' in the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.
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.
"A plague on both your houses."
It is Mercutio who says "a plague on both your houses!" after he gets stabbed by Tybalt
The health officials of Mantua wouldn't let anyone get in or out of the the city because of an infectious plague. This prevented Romeo from hearing about Juliet's plan.
Brother John could not enter the city with Friar Lawrence's letter to Romeo because of the plague.
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.
Romeo and Juliet (1935), Romeo & Juliet (1968) and Romeo+Juliet (1996).
Friar John was supposed to deliver a letter to Romeo about the plan, but the Plague stops Friar John from completing the delivery, so Romeo sees Juliet and believes she is truly dead. He then kills himself and Juliet wakes up to see Romeo dead so she stabs herself.
Dido was the Queen of Carthage in Roman mythology. In Mercutio's speech from Romeo and Juliet, he references Dido in a somewhat cynical and mocking way to portray the idea of unrequited love and its consequences.