Throughout the first act of Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo exemplifies his humor and passion. There are many examples where Romeo displays his witty and humorous personality. In scene 2‚ while Romeo and Benvolio are talking‚ Capulet’s servingman sees Romeo and asks him if he knows how to read. Romeo answers‚ “ay if I know the letters and the language” (1.2.66). Romeo cleverly responds to the servingman. He humorously is avoiding answering the question. Additionally in scene 4‚ where Romeo
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loves Rosaline. Eventually‚ Romeos cousin Benvolio convinces him to go. Romeo thinks that there is no point to go but Benvolio tells him “At this same ancient feast of the Capulet’s sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves‚ with all the admired beauties of Verona: go thither. And with untainted eye Alves 2 compare her face with some that I shall show‚ and I will make thee think thy swan a crow.” (“1.2:84-89)Romeo then goes to the Capulet ball with Benvolio and his best friend Mercutio. After Romeo
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when Romeo was in love with Rosaline. When Rosaline became a nun was when Romeo became depressed. He would cry for her love and her beauty‚ and would hide in his room not wanting to talk to anyone‚ but Rosaline. Benvolio started to worry about Romeo because Romeo was his best friend. Benvolio said to go to the Capulet party to find someone more beautiful than Rosaline.
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they intend to fight the Montagues without any second thoughts. In 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
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didn’t have any cameras and a lot of the audience were far away from the stage he had to use the language to describe the character. For example we know that Benvolio is a peaceful character because he says “I pray thee‚ good Mercutio‚ let’s retire” he says this when Tybalt appears wanting a confrontation with Romeo. This shows that Benvolio doesn’t want to fight. Mercutio is a character who likes to wind people up he says “here’s my fiddle-stick‚ come here is that shall make you dance” this shows
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fray was here? Yet tell me not for I have heard it all!"-Demonstrating Romeo’s mood as someone who is detached from the fighting as he dares to be. Although Shakespeare substantially promotes non-belligerence throughout the play using the character Benvolio‚ he does not agree with the way Romeo attempts to break up the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio ("I thought all for the best") - perhaps he is conveying to us that interference is bad. This is well shown in the Franco Zeffirelli (1968) film of "Romeo
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directly get an idea of what the characters are like. In the beginning of the story‚ we find out that Romeo is very depressed‚ but towards the end‚ he starts changing to be romantic. In the beginning of the story‚ the Montagues ask Benvolio of Romeo’s whereabouts. Benvolio answers that Romeo has seemed troubled about something since the morning. Montague quotes‚ "Away from light steals home my heavy son and private in his chamber pens himself‚ shuts up his windows‚ locks fair daylight out‚ and makes
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his friend‚ Benvolio. Romeo expresses his love for his beautiful Capulet lady‚ Rosaline‚ with poetic phrases such as “Love is smoke raised with the fume of sighs” (I‚ I‚ 188). Instead of just saying that he is straight out heartbroken‚ he turns his words into a more depressing tone. He laments over and over again‚ not listening to a word his friend is saying‚ to the fact that his love is sworn to chastity and does not love him back. A Capulet servant unknowingly invites Romeo and Benvolio to the Capulet
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This extract has taken place in Act III‚ Scene I and occurs in a public place of the town. Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ Tybalt and Romeo are having an argument‚ which turns in to a sword fight‚ Tybalt kills Mercutio and for that Romeo kills Tybalt. At the point in time where Romeo kills Tybalt they are actually cousins by marriage although Romeo and the audience the only ones aware of this‚ creating dramatic irony. Mercutio’s death is the climax and turning point for the play and is the beginning of the tragic
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him. He has black and deep red clothes on‚ cowboy boots with spurs‚ and black greasy hair. He is almost an icon for the devil himself. However‚ in the play‚ you do favor Benvolio‚ because he says things like‚ "I do but keep the peace…" in line sixty-five. The director of the movie interpreted this confrontation between Benvolio and Tybalt‚ as like an old western showdown: with the boys twirling their guns‚ and the camera zooming in on their boots‚ Tybalt’s spurs and their slow pace. The actors
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