Question

HELP ASAPPP!! In this quote between lines 29-32 in Romeo and Juliet Act 3 and Scene 1, "And I were so apt to quarrel as thou art, any man should buy the fee simple of my life for an hour and a quarters. The fee sample? O simple!"

Why are these lines/quote important in the scene.

Answer 1

Mercutio is trying to convince Romeo to fight Tybalt.

Step-by-step explanation:

The lines you mentioned are spoken by Mercutio in Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet. In these lines, Mercutio is trying to convince Romeo to fight Tybalt. He says that if he were as quick to fight as Romeo is, he would sell his life for an hour and a quarter’s purchase. The “fee simple” that he refers to is a legal term meaning “absolute ownership.” Mercutio is saying that if he were as quick to fight as Romeo is, he would sell his life for an hour and fifteen minutes of absolute ownership1