Benvolio

towards Romeo and Benvolio, is displayed through his language. When Tybalt arrives at the scene where Benvolio is trying to break up a fight between the servants, he spits, "What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate. . . all Montagues.” (1.1). Tybalt’s rivalry with the Montagues and their companions is immature as he will not even take the time to listen to what Benvolio has to say. His anger is his most his fatal flaw, and his refusal to rationally think about what Benvolio, a…

common sense. Another person I would like to be friends with would be Rosalind. The only reason for this would be to make Romeo mad and jealous so that I could laugh at him. Finally, one last character that I would like to become friends with would be Benvolio. He seems nice and peaceful. Unlike everyone else in the play, he does not seem to think…

their relationship, or even give them time to run away together without the fact that Romeo was not present. To proceed, when Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio were walking, Benvolio mentioned to Mercutio that he was a very short-tempered person, and that he had many mood swings, after Mercutio tried to say that he was the one with these problems. However, as Benvolio implied Mercutio was talking about himself they crashed into Tybalt, who was a Capulet (their enemy). They then began to bicker and…

Who is really to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare, and in the play families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are enemies and their children Romeo and Juliet fall in love but cannot be together and in the end the tragically take their own lives. The feud between the two families had the biggest impact because if they weren't supposed to be enemies they wouldn't have had to keep their love a secret. When tybalt has…

and Benvolio talked him into enjoying himself by crashing the Capulet’s party. After seeing Juliet, he was lost for words. Romeo’s family life ties into his love life. His parents, like Juliet’s, have a poor relationship with their son. The lack of attention Romeo received as a child correlates with his love life, which causes him to be somewhat unstable Romeo’s parents were far from perfect, and if it were not for Benvolio and Mercutio, Romeo would have killed himself long before. Benvolio and…

sighs;”. ( i, i 193-197). This is how Romeo responds to Benvolio when he asks what’s wrong. He goes on like this for the rest of the scene making the picture of love look like a sniveling teenage boy who doesn’t even really want true love. “With Cupid’s arrow. She hath Dian’s wit, And, in strong proof of chastity well armed, From love’s weak childish bow she lives uncharmed.” (i,i 217-219). After finally admitting who he is in love with, to Benvolio, Romeo says the previous quote. He seems to be…

A Tragedy of Two “O do draw thy rod and cast away all but cloak, Between those who love and those who square, Lest we fight and die yet live in despair, O do for nothing lest dispel from sight.” A Merrily Death by Cullen Dittmar. William Shakespeare’s expressive and classic play, Romeo and Juliet, tells of a tale between two “star-crossed lovers” who are from feuding families. Juliet is a member of the Capulet family and Romeo is a member of the Montague family. Both families are of remarkable…

into those actions cannot always produced the desired results. In the classic tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet,” by William Shakespeare, the re-occurring theme of good intentions can lead to unforeseen problems is clearly demonstrated in the actions of Benvolio, the Nurse, and Friar Lawrence. Each of the formerly mentioned characters has acted in a way that ultimately leads to an unforeseen problem; most commonly the death of the young lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Firstly, the harmless nature of…

against her father’s wishes. This paper will be analyzing act 3 scene one and how it plays as a turning point. Shakespeare uses many methods throughout the play. One is a pathetic fallacy. A pathetic fallacy is when the weather reflects someone’s mood. Benvolio wants to leave because the hot sun is making him short tempered. “I pray thee, good Mercutio,…

story when Romeo is depressed over a reject from a girl. Friar Lawrence sends Benvolio, who is considered the identity crush in this situation, to check up on him, rather than going himself as a father figure. In which whom obtains more knowledge and information than a teenage boy. According to the excerpt from scene one, act one of Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence starts off by explaining the dilemma at hand to Benvolio, “Both by myself and many other friends. But he, his own affections'…