Benvolio

“For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (Shakespeare. V. iii. 334-335 ). In this wonderfully, crafted play, William Shakespeare develops a true, tragic love story. In Romeo and Juliet, many themes appear throughout the whole story. They develop through the words of the characters. Many of these themes are important and still exist today. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet provides many outstanding themes, which changed over time; they still continue to be present in…

Juliet is a beautiful kind young girl who matures quickly throughout the play. Romeo is a loving yet daring young man whose immaturity creates some of the climactic points during this play. Juliet's maturity combined with romeo's immaturity is the start for their demise. At the start of the play, Juliet is introduced as a young (almost 14 years old) innocent girl. She ends up as a women in love with an opinion of her own. She goes through several stages of being a child,being in love,becoming…

decisions based of passion. Benvolio decides to fight Tybalt when Sampson and Gregory started to mess with Abram.Benvolio tries to stop Sampson and Gregory from starting a fight with Abram because he loved his town. Until Tybalt says “What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.” (1.1 71-72) Benvolio's love for his town turns to hate to Tybalt. Leading to a huge fight that ends with a strict warning from Prince. Like Benvolio, other characters love for…

all Romeo wants is sex and does not care about any other aspect of Rosaline. He also goes and complains to Benvolio about how she will not have sex with him, saying, “Out of her favour where I am in love” (Romeo and Juliet, I,i,169) showing again that all he cares about sex and that he doesn't actually care about Rosaline’s personality, showing that he misunderstands what love is. Benvolio suggests to go to a party, to show Romeo that other pretty girls exist. As soon as Romeo sees Juliet at the…

Bas Luhrmann’s story setting is a Fictional city known as “Verona Beach” (Los Angeles). In Franco Zeffirellis movie we are first introduced to the fighting between servants from the affluent Montague and Capulet households. The fight Escalates When Benvolio one of Romeo’s cousins interrupts the fight trying to make peace between the two families but ends up getting…

the movie they used cars instead of horses. In the movie the Capulets had a surveillance instead of having watchmen outside their house. At the beginning when the servants fight they met at a gas station instead of on the streets, and Tybalt and Benvolio fight. The whole setting of the movie seemed like the bad parts of California and mafia related, and instead of two different families in a fight it seemed like it was two different gangs. At the party…

Through the reading of Romeo and Juliet, Willian Shakespeare presents many contrasts. Foil is a character that provides a strong contrast to another character. Mercutio and Romeo are very close friends, but both had different characteristics, turning Romeo and Mercutio foils for each other. One is the complete opposite from each other, while Romeo is hopeless, melancholy, pessimistic, and believes in love, Mercutio is jovial, sarcastic, optimistic, and find love humorous. One of the first…

artwork, it feels like the person could be in the picture. This perspective is important because it allows people to see what the characters in the scene see. In the frame, Romeo has just killed Tybalt. Mercutio is laying dead in the background with Benvolio standing over him. It looks like the characters are in an old building. Outside the frame, viewers can infer that the Prince is on his way to the scene and to calm the ruckus. In 'The Curse,' there is a feeling of harmony between each aspect…

“ Hate ,when allowed to exist and prosper, can destroy even the greatest love”. This is the theme of Romeo and Juliet. Two families Montagues and Capulets natural enemies , have two star crossed lovers from each side having the battle of their lives to get to each other. There clash between the two families is destroying the greatest love. In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet it says “ The fearful passage of their death-marked love and the continuance of their parents' rage”. Stating two people…

Romeo and Juliet Paper The character that I have chosen is Mercutio. Mercutio is an interesting character who can be interpreted into many different ways. Even though his lines seem to be funny and sometimes very serious but he does have some qualities that many people do not see. The characteristic that I think many people do not see in Mercutio is caring. Many people do have something that they care about but when someone is caring, they care more about people than themselves. Even though he…