Benvolio The Peace Keeper In Romeo And Juliet
Benvolio the peace keeper. When he talks it is peaceful such as Mahatma gandhi “ I offer you peace I offer you love I offer you friendship let us work together. For unity and peace. “ Gandhi does this sound like someone that does not care for others. Throughout Shakespeare's play of Romeo and Juliet Benvolio shows his peacefulness in his words, his actions and the way others talk about him. This essay will be a summarization of all those traits broken down into three different paragraphs, this is Benvolio the peace keeper. In this first paragraph we show Benvolio's peace in his words. The first way that Benvolio shows his peace funds in his words is in act 2 scene 1 line 22 “an if he hear thee thou wilt anger him.“(2.1.22).
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The first place where it is other people's thoughts of Benvolio's peacefulness is in act 1 scene 1 lines 151-152 “I would thou wert so happy by thy stay to hear true shrift. Come, madam let's away” (1.1.151-152 ). This is montague thanking Benvolio for staying to listen to Romeo complain about his love life this shows Benvolio is a peaceful character because he is willing to listen to others the second way Benvolio how's his peacefulness is in act one scene one where Romeo and Benvolio are talking and Romeo says “oh teach me how I should forget to think”(1.1.219) what this shows is that Romeo is trusting of Benvolio to teach him how to forget Rosalina. This shows Benvolio is a peaceful person because people trust him enough to have his thought this is why Benvolio is a peaceful person.
In this essay it showed how Benvolio is a peaceful person through his words his actions and other people's thoughts. Such as with his words in act 2 scene 1 line 22 where he defends Romeo who is not there. Also in his actions with act 1 scene 1 lines 57-58 where he stops a street fight in the first scene. Finally through others thoughts of him in act 1 Scene 1 lines 151-152. This is where lord montague thanks him for helping Romeo through his love sickness. These are the ways that Benvolio shows his peacefulness through his words his actions and others
The first place where it is other people's thoughts of Benvolio's peacefulness is in act 1 scene 1 lines 151-152 “I would thou wert so happy by thy stay to hear true shrift. Come, madam let's away” (1.1.151-152 ). This is montague thanking Benvolio for staying to listen to Romeo complain about his love life this shows Benvolio is a peaceful character because he is willing to listen to others the second way Benvolio how's his peacefulness is in act one scene one where Romeo and Benvolio are talking and Romeo says “oh teach me how I should forget to think”(1.1.219) what this shows is that Romeo is trusting of Benvolio to teach him how to forget Rosalina. This shows Benvolio is a peaceful person because people trust him enough to have his thought this is why Benvolio is a peaceful person.
In this essay it showed how Benvolio is a peaceful person through his words his actions and other people's thoughts. Such as with his words in act 2 scene 1 line 22 where he defends Romeo who is not there. Also in his actions with act 1 scene 1 lines 57-58 where he stops a street fight in the first scene. Finally through others thoughts of him in act 1 Scene 1 lines 151-152. This is where lord montague thanks him for helping Romeo through his love sickness. These are the ways that Benvolio shows his peacefulness through his words his actions and others