Benvolio

gunfight between the Montague boys and the Capulet boys creates chaos in the city. Captain Prince, who is police captain, says to the families if they are going to do something like this one more time, their lives "shall pay the forfeit of the peace". Benvolio meets Romeo on a beach. They heard about the party of Capulet’s and they decide to go there. The Montague boys meet Mercutio who has tickets to the party. Romeo takes the ecstasy that Mercutio gave him and they go to the Capulet mansion.…

between the Capulets and Montagues. “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee” (I.i.60-61) is a perfect example about how Tybalt is loyal towards his family. He despises the Montague family and when Benvolio tried to make peace Tybalt turned it down quite harshly. At the Capulet’s party, Tybalt found out about Romeo’s presence and was not pleased. It was more of an unreasonable…

Romeo and Juliet is classically the “love story” that everyone compares couples that have somehow beaten the odds but if you look at it more closely you can tell that it is a story about familial love and not romantic love, until the very end of the play when Romeo professes his love for Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is not the love story that everyone makes it out to be. That in fact it is more about Romeo and Juliet feeling that they need to overcompensate by falling in love maybe to get the…

raising their children). A resemblance between the two households is that they both go along with the feud. Neither group tries to stop the battle, but everyone seems adamant in continuing. Well, everyone except Ladies Montague and Capulet, and Benvolio. And eventually, Romeo and Juliet. The feuding does eventually stop in the end, when the two main characters kill themselves. So, it wasn’t the word of death from the Prince to get them to stop, it was both of their children dying, one by poison…

over dramatic response to girl telling him no. So, Romeo’s original characterization includes dramatic. Further on though, he seems to continue this behavior. After he meets Juliet at the Capulet party, Romeo has the choice to head back home with Benvolio and Mercutio, but instead he explains, “Can I go forward when my heart is here? Turn back, dull earth, and find thy center out.” 2.1.1-2 Saying, how could he possibly leave when everything he loves is here, referring to Juliet. He has only…

The dire fate of many of the people in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is influenced by the temperament of some of the characters. During the story, two children of feuding families, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, fall in love and agree to marry without their parent’s involvement. After the wedding, Romeo kills the cousin of Juliet during a duel and is punished with banishment. Juliet fakes her own death and Romeo kills himself in response. If Romeo was not desperate and dramatic, the…

in a bulletproof vest with Jesus on it and carrying pistols with crosses hanging off. Not only is he always dressed in some sort of religious clothing, he also moves likes he is dancing to music. He prances and twirls around while he's shooting at Benvolio only to drop to his knees, remove his jacket, and toss it to the side. Luhrmann is making the language of the book shine through with his daring visuals. In order to present the 16th-century feeling that Latins were all about masculinity and…

factors demonstrate that you should never rush into decisions. Firstly, fate was one of the factors that caused Romeo’s and Juliet’s death because it isn’t just a coincidence how Romeo and Juliet meet. A serving man comes across Romeo and his cousin Benvolio informing them about the party the Capulets are hosting: “My master is the great rich Capulet, and, if you be not of the house of…

and Romeo’s best friend. 4. Paris - antagonist and a relative of Prince Escalus. Minor characters: Relationship to others: Three Adjectives: Purpose / function in story: 5. Friar Laurence - Mentor to Romeo. 6. Nurse- Mentor to Juliet. 7. Benvolio- cousin of Romeo. 5 Plot points (bullet key events by day): Describe the novel’s settings by choosing an act and explain the significance of each scene: Explain the use & effect of three literary techniques by citing and quoting…

O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Tragic Hero In the story Romeo and Juliet, I consider Romeo to be a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character who is destined for downfall or defeat. They usually can not make anything go their way because of their tragic flaw. A tragic flaw is a literary device that can be defined as a trait which leads the character to their suffering. Romeo suits the profile of a tragic hero because of his tragic flaw of being impulsive. Impulsive is acting without thinking…