<br> <br>The uses of crime & violence versus peace and law are demonstrated in Act 3‚ Scene 1. Tybalt and Mercutio exchange remarks back and forth‚ when Benvolio steps in and encourages them to stop. <br> <br>Mercutio: Consort? What‚ dost thou make us minstrels? <br>And thou make minstrels of us‚ look to hear nothing but discords. <br>Here’s my fiddlestick‚ here’s that shall make you dance. <br>Zounds‚ consort! <br>Benvolio: We talk here in the public haunt of men. <br>Either withdraw unto some private place
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to the prince and a friend to Romeo Benvolio-A gentle and peace-loving young man who is nephew to Montague and a friend to Romeo Balthasar-A loyal friend and servant to Romeo Abram-A servant of the Montague family Juliet- Daughter of Capulet who falls in love with Romeo Capulet- Head of the family who is in war with the Montague and father of Juliet Lady Capulet-Wife of Capulet and mother of Juliet Nurse- Juliet nurse who is almost like her mother Tybalt- Nephew of Lady Capulet enemy of Romeo
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Act III Study Guide Scene 1 Mercutio is mocking Benvolio at the opening of this scene. What is he saying and how do we know he is teasing? A: He is describing Benvolio as someone who loves to fight‚ but we know from the verybeginning of the play that Benvolio loves to keep the peace and tries to avoid conflictbecause he tried to break up the fight between the servants. Why does Romeo refuse to fight with Tybalt? What does he say in lines 66-70? A: He refuses to fight because he is married
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„Romeo and Juliet“ is indispensable for the tragic outcome of the play. Mercutio is only present in five scenes of the play. He first appears in I‚IV and dies at the end of III‚I. His presence throughout the play is compared with others such as Benvolio short. This fact is important with regard to Mercutio being a monodimensional character. Since he is eliminated at the end of III‚I‚ Shakespeare does not have as much room to describe Mercutio’s character traits and he is therefore described less
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more about love. Love! Loving Hate! Love is heavy and light‚ bright and dark‚ hot and cold‚ sick and healthy‚ and asleep and awake. It tries to be everything except what it is supposed to be. This is the love I feel. Why the heck are you laughing? Benvolio No fam‚ I’m crying because of how sad you are. Romeo Yes‚ that is what love does to you. My sadness sits heavy on my shoulders and you want to add your sadness on top of mine. So now there is even more. I already have enough sadness on me‚ and now
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important characters. Both Tybalt and Mercutio prove to be hot-tempered and impulsive in stressful situations. In tough situations‚ Tybalt proves to be heated and impetuous. When Benvolio is trying to stop Gregory‚ Sampson‚ and Abraham from fighting‚ Tybalt yells‚ “What‚ drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word‚ / As I hate hell‚ all Montagues‚ and thee. / Have at thee‚ coward!” (1.1.71-73). Tybalt immediately becomes angry without thinking anything through. Since Tybalt is quick to speak loudly and
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emotional rollercoaster and the inner conflict within him. In contrast to his previous anger and hurt before he killed Tybalt‚ Romeo is now in real despair at the end of Scene 1 as he realises the inevitable consequence of his actions as far as the Prince’s decree is concerned. The Prince was told what had happened by Benvolio and Lady Capulet rightly said after she found that Tybalt was dead‚
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Romeo is the son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague but is also best friends with Mercutio and his cousin Benvolio. Romeo has a stronger bond to Friar Lawrence than he does with his parent and this makes the Friar the father figure of Romeo just like how the nurse is for Juliet. Verona respected and loved him; in addition‚ he was also a handsome man who falls easily in and out of love. During the play‚ Romeo’s character evolves from adolescence to adulthood as a result of his love for Juliet
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tries to find a way out of his depression. Benvolio encourages Romeo to attend a party in which he meets his star-crossed lover‚ Juliet. Due to Benvolio’s encouragement‚ Romeo was doomed to both his and Juliet’s tragic end. If it were not for Benvolio’s words and actions of encouraging Romeo to go to the Capulet’s and meet another woman‚ these devastating events would have never occurred. In the beginning of the play‚ Romeo attends the party that Benvolio invited him to‚ leading him to cross paths
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taken away. According to eye witness‚ Benvolio‚ a huge fight against the Capulets and Montague went viral leaving a young man called Mercutio killed by Tybalt. His last words; “I am hurt. A plague o’ both your houses!” where Mercutio curses both the houses for all the trouble they have caused. While he dies‚ Romeo stands next to him‚ helpess‚ as he watches his best friend dies. Filled up with rage‚ Romeo runs after Tybalt and fights. In the end‚ Romeo kills Tybalt‚ and with fear‚ he runs away to prevent
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