Benvolio And Mercutio

In William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Benvolio and Tybalt are portrayed as characters with distinctly opposing personalities that is apparent in many different instances throughout the play. Romeo's best friend, Benvolio is depicted as the classic nice guy, incorporating all the personalities necessary to be one. He is calm, patient, an advocate of peace between the two rival families, and always viewing the cup as half full instead of half empty. During the first quarrel between the Montagues and the Capulets in the play, Benvolio tries to bring peace by saying " I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, / Or manage it to part these men with me " ( , , 62-63). It is apparent that Benvolio has good intentions and that he

This also means that Benvolio is to blame for Mercutio’s death because he persuaded Romeo to go to this party where he met Juliet ‘Go hither, and with unattained eye / Compare her face with some that I shall show.’ If Benvolio hadn’t persuaded Romeo to go to Capulet’s party, he wouldn’t have met Juliet.

When Montegue replys that he and his many friends have, Benvolio then says “See, where he comes. So please you, step aside. I’ll know his grievance or be much denied. ”In this repy he is saying that here comes Romeo and that Benvolio will ask to see what is wrong and he will also be persistent until he gets his answer. Meanwhile an example of Tybalt being carless of his actions and the effects of them is during Act 1, Scene 5 at the Capulets party in which Romeo, Benvolio, And Mercutio were not invited but yet they decide to show up so Benvolio and Mercutio can show him that there are other ladies that Romeo could fall in love for.

To begin with, Mercutio is a good friend to Romeo in that he stands up for Romeo when in need. In Act III, Scene I, there is a scene in which Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo are conversing. In lines 59-60, Tybalt says, “Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art a villain.” This

In the unfortunate tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, there are some characters that are important to the plot, but different in characteristics. Two of these characters are Benvolio and Mercutio. You would think that they would have a lot in common since they are in almost every scene together, but they have little to nothing in common besides being Romeo’s friends. This is called a foil. They are different in their personalities: Benvolio is more serious and responsible whereas Mercutio likes jokes and makes everything fun.

The Role of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, each character plays a specific role in driving the action forward and shaping the play's theme. One secondary character, Mercutio, is essential to the play. Mercutio is the Prince's kinsman, but more importantly, he is Romeo's friend and confidant. Mercutio's concern is always for Romeo and for peace between the two families, the Capulets and the Montagues. Mercutio is the first to see that Romeo is deeply in love.

eye, / Shot through the ear with a love song.” Early on in the play,

The relationship that Mercutio has with Romeo is sturdy in all areas except love. This opposition can clearly be seen when Montague talks about Romeo’s depression over Roseline. “And private in his chamber pens himself, shuts up his windows,

Romeo, you see, may have possibly convinced himself that he loved Juliet. We all know that our friends do influence our decisions, and Benvolio’s constant nagging about finding a new love may have taken its toll on Romeo.

Mercutio, while in neither of the houses, dislikes Tybalt. While it may have something to do with the fact that Romeo dislikes Tybalt as well, Mercutio—without reason to—still stands faithfully by Romeo’s side and closer to the house of Montague. From his first entrance, and his last exit, Mercutio stays a stable character by being a constant right hand man to Romeo.

Romeo! Humours! Madman! Passion! Lover! Appear thou in the likeness of a sigh: Speak but one rhyme, and I am satisfied; Cry but 'Ay me!' pronounce but 'love' and 'dove;' Speak to my gossip Venus one fair word… I conjure thee by Rosaline's bright eyes, By her high forehead and her scarlet lip, By her fine foot, straight leg and quivering thigh And the demesnes that there adjacent lie, That in thy likeness thou appear to us!" (Act 2, Scene 1) Benvolio warns Mercutio that if Romeo could hear, "thou wilt anger him." (Act 2, Scene 1) It is evident in this scene that Mercutio sees Romeo's "love" as fickle as he was droning on and on about his

In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the two secondary characters, Benvolio and Friar Lawrence are both intended to be voices of reason in Romeo's hectic life by the playwright. The men are Romeo's confidants, Benvolio is Romeo's cousin and the Friar is Romeo's "ghostly father" (2.2.45). They frequently give Romeo advice on how to conduct his love life. When Romeo was head over heals for Rosaline, they discouraged the ill-advised romance because they knew it would end in calamity because she was a Capulet. Benvolio urges Romeo to "Compare her face with some that I will show," (1.2.88) at the Capulet feast so Romeo will forget about her. Friar Lawrence thinks in the same vein saying "That's my good son," (2.3.47) when Romeo denies

In the beginning of the play Romeo gets his heart broken by a girl named Rosaline. Benvolio finds out about Romeo's loss and quickly tries to think of ways to help him. He finds out that there is going to be a ball taking place at the Capulets and Rosaline is going to be there. He pressures Romeo to go to the ball last minute when he says "Your lady's love against some other maid that I will show you shining at this feast". This quote proves that Benvolio was peer pressuring Romeo into going to the ball so he would get over Rosaline. In addition, Benvolio is the one who brought the fact that Rosaline was going to Romeo's attention when he says "At this same ancient feast of Capulets'. sups the fair Rosaline whom thous so loves". Venvolio knew

Therefore, when Mr. Montague says, “so secret and so close, “ keeping his feeling hidden from people because he was hurt by love (Act 1, Scene 1). And, Paris tries to talk Mr. Capulet into letting him marry his daughter, but he proposes Paris attend their party and he may forget Juliet. I believe Mercutio is a bad friend, but not intentionally, because they all are that age where everything is ahead of them, and they feel no fear in the tomorrow. First, Mercutio may be trying to help Romeo to get over his love sickness, but by going through with him Romeo will end up suffering more.

Mercutio is a relative of the prince and friend to Romeo. He is an eloquent man and becomes the center of attention whenever he appears in the play. It seems like he dominates Romeo with his teasing and irony. He mocks Romeo as he thinks he is too sentimental and tells him how foolish he is; he turns all of Romeo’s thought about love into sexual metaphors.