addition‚ Tybalt refuses to keep peace despite Benvolio who does not intend to fight. Consequently‚ Benvolio has no choice but to engage in combat with Tybalt. At the beginning of the play‚ Tybalt makes it clear that he is against peace and will fight anyone who stands in his way (Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ Line 68). Benvolio‚ on the other hand hesitated to fight and said‚ "I do but keep the peace." (Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ Line 67) In the end Tybalt calls him a coward and they fight. (Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ Line 70). Tybalt clearly
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the house. In Act I‚ scene I‚ when Benvolio tries to break up a fight between servants‚ Tybalt who is a Capulet challenges Benvolio to a fight and says‚ “What‚ drawn‚ and talk of peace? I hate the word‚ As I hate hell‚ all Montagues‚ and thee. Have at thee‚ coward!” Here Tybalt lets Benvolio know how much he hates him as well as his entire family‚ the Montagues. This leads them to fight. Another example of what happens later on that night‚ when Romeo‚ Benvolio and Mercutio agree on assisting the
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families; one is called the Montagues and the other Capulets. The rivalry between the two families goes back hundreds of years. The two teenagers fall in forbidden love. Act 3 scene 1 is a very important scene because this is the scene where Romeo kills Tybalt and gets banished from Verona to Mantua. Shakespeare had a lot of difficulties originally when staging a play because Shakespeare used to stage his play in an open air theatre so the audience didn’t have any protection from the weather and the
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The scene begins with Benvolio asking that they all go inside because he fears a brawl. Benvolio states‚ “I pray thee‚ good Mercutio‚ let’s retire: The day is hot‚ the Capulets abroad‚ and‚ if we meet‚ we shall not scape a brawl.” Mercutio ignores him and is entertaining everyone by taunting and provoking Tybalt. Soon the happily married Romeo enters. Tybalt calls Romeo a villain “Romeo‚ the hate I bear thee can afford No better term than this‚ Thou art a villain” Tybalt calls Romeo a villain
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if he is his own brother to protect his honour. Hate when Mercutio and Tybalt both die when a feud between the two families erupts into a coldblooded brawl. Also fate‚ as when Romeo describes himself as a fortune’s fool‚ a helpless victim of the goddess Fortune‚ after he killed Tybalt. This moment is regarded as the turning point of the play. Shakespeare uses different moods and atmosphere at the start of the scene. Benvolio at the beginning had no intention to start a fight‚ this warns us (the
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to create a fun’ kind of mood at the very beginning by having Mercutio trying to wind up Benvolio‚ who has no intention of starting a fight but Mercutio does. It’s also a fun’ way to start the scene as Mercutio says many witty and somewhat humorous things. One particular example is when he says as soon to be moved to be moody‚ and as soon moody to be moved’‚ which plays on the words moved and moody. Benvolio seems agitated and doesn’t want to fight‚ whereas Mercutio is up for a fight which builds
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Benvolio tries to change Romeos perspective on love and that he should "find other people". Early in the story Romeo didn’t have a huge part in the story since he always ran away and preferred to be by himself. Benvolio and Mercutio offer Romeo to attend the Capulet party. Even though there Montagues Benvolio and Mercutio convince Romeo to go and the three of them attend the party. At the Capulet party Romeo thought of the words Benvolio said to him before about examining
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Romeo and Juliet a true tragedy as this scene is the unfolding of a series of ill-fated events (3.1.84-87) ‘This days black fate on more days doth depend. This but begins the woe others must end’. Violence and blood is demanded early in the scene‚ as Tybalt is after Romeo in order to challenge him to a duel. Newly wed Romeo ignores Tybalt’s insults and respectfully declines his offer‚ as he knows he must respect and love the Capulet’s. Irritated by Romeo’s calm submission‚ Mercutio steps up to the challenge
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language and when they see a Montague servant they act threatening and rude. Sampson‚ being daring bites his thumb at Abram‚ a rude gesture in Shakespearian times and he is verbally intimidating. Tybalt and Benvolio enter. Tybalt is a more violent character‚ full of hatred‚ the opposite of good willed Benvolio who is peaceful and tries to calm the two families. They still end up fighting until an officer enters and splits them up. The master and lady of each house emerge. Both the males are launching
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secret marriage‚ Tybalt kills Mercutio and then Romeo kills Mercutio to take revenge. Then‚ Romeo is banished from Verona. Paragraph1: Why were tension and excitement created? Mercutio is not in a good mood but he is in argumentative mood‚ he seems angry. The audience is prepared for the fact that a fight is going to occur (tension and suspense are built). He tells Mercutio that if someone is in a bad mood‚ everything even an unimportant cause will end to a fight. Benvolio is warning Mercutio
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