The play Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. The play starts with Romeo being depressed over his love Rosaline. Benvolio, (Romeo's cousin) and their friends take Romeo to a Capulet party to try and get him from being depressed. At the party Romeo meets Juliet and they instantly fall in love. They don't realize they are from two houses who hate each other. Their love has to be a secret. Several tragic events happen before the main tragedy of the play is their death. Three characters whose unique traits contribute to the tragedy are Benvolio, Friar Lawrence, and Paris. Benvolio contributed very little to the play, but he set up the plot line. At first Romeo was in love with Rosaline (21). Romeo didn't want to do anything other than think of being with her. It took awhile, but Benvolio finally convinced Romeo to go to the Capulets party. Benvolio took Romeo to the party which allowed him to meet Juliet. Without Benvolio, they would have never met. Benvolio was a peacemaker as seen when he tried to stop a fight in the streets of Verona (13). …show more content…
He married Romeo and Juliet thinking it would end the feud between the two houses; his plan failed (89) (91). Friar Lawrence is always there for Romeo and Juliet.He made the plan for Juliet to fake her death also. She was to drink the poison he gave her and she would be "dead" for 24 hours. Then Romeo would go to the mausoleum and they could be together. However, Romeo wasn't informed of this plan because he was banned from Verona and he never opened the letters he was sent. Friar Lawrence could be at blame some for the
Friar Lawrence plays a big part in causing the death of Romeo and Juliet because he secretly marries them knowing something either negative or positive will happen. Friar even tells Romeo the cautions for he says 'Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.' (Act II Scene III 97) Friar marries them because he thinks that the marriage is going to end the feud between the families of Romeo and Juliet. He knows that even though Romeo and Juliet are in love they will never be able to see each other. Not in a grave to lay one in, another out to have” (Act II scene III 85) Also, if Friar Lawrence did not give Juliet the potion that she was going to use to deceive her family into thinking she was dead to get out of her marriage to Paris and make Romeo aware of what was going to happen, their deaths would not have occurred. Romeo goes to the tomb thinking Juliet is really dead after Balthasar accidently informed him of Juliet’s apparent death not knowing of her plan. If he had stayed there longer without taking the poison he had obtained from Apothecary they both would not have killed themselves. He brought the poison to the tomb to end his own life next to Juliet after seeing for himself if she was really dead. Romeo did not want to live without Juliet.
Without even thinking about it Friar Lawrence's plan was a terrible plan just out of common sense as there were too many things out of the Friar’s control that could have happened. First, he has to worry if the potion even will work when Juliet takes it or even if she takes it at all. Then he has to worry about getting the word to Romeo about the plan which of course never happened. “But look thou stay not till the watch be set, For then thou canst not pass to Mantua; Where thou shalt live, till we can find a time To blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, Beg pardon of the prince, and call thee back With twenty hundred thousand times more joy Than thou went'st forth in lamentation.” (4.2.100-105). Here Friar Lawrence explains his badly thought-out plan. His impulsive acts and plans end up getting him in trouble and costing Verona to Young people's lives. His plans failed because he did not take his time and did not think of being more reasonable because his Solutions were completely unrealistic. In a way, Friar Lawrence could be seen as a little bit selfish. Friar Laurence's religion does not permit already married people to get married. This would mean that the Friar would be going against his oaths. Marrying Romeo and Juliet when Juliet already has an arranged marriage with Paris would have
Romeo and Juliet is an exploration of different types of love. The play was written by William Shakespeare, an English poet who wrote many plays throughout his life, including Hamlet, Macbeth, and Twelfth Night. One main idea that occurs throughout the play is love. Shakespeare explores types of love that ironically cause conflict through the romantic, but forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet, the Capulets’ familial love, and the love for peace that the Prince desires for his kingdom and all his people, including the Montagues and the Capulets.
In the play Romeo and Juliet, a lot of tragedy befalls the characters. A bunch of characters die, and there’s not really a happy ending. You can trace back some of the tragedy to a few selected characters. You can say that they were the center of the conflict. They were some of the main sources of the conflict that arose throughout the play. The characters Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet contribute to the tragedy because of their rash, hotheaded, foolhardy, and troublesome behavior throughout the play.
Benvolio is a very kind and caring person in the story of “Romeo and Juliet”. Benvolio really shows how well he can give advice when he tries to convince Tybalt and Mercutio not to fight each other in the middle of the streets. Even after Tybalt kills Mercutio, he still tries to convince Romeo to leave because he knew that they were in danger. He knew that Tybalt could still come back and strike them down. Most people would run away and hide if someone had been murdered right in front of them ,but Benvolio stayed there trying to convince Romeo to leave (Shakespeare 428).
Benvolio is a very important character in Romeo and Juliet as he acted as Romeo's companion, Benvolio is a compassionate, peaceful and considerate character. Firstly, Benvolio showed compassion towards Romeo in many instances. Benvolio said “At thy good hearts oppression,” he was crying because of how sad Romeo was due to being heartbroken (Act 1 Scene 1 Page 10). He also convinces Romeo to go to the Capulet’s for supper and look at some of the girls there even stating that, “Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.”(Act 1 Scene 2 Page 4) Benvolio showed his compassion first, by crying and being there for Romeo and second, he tried to help him get over her by telling to look at the girls at the
Mercutio and Benvolio were the reason those two met. Prior to the event, they foretold Romeo would meet another woman and he did; it was Juliet. Mercutio and Benvolio’s convincing caused them to meet. In addition, Mercutio had also commenced a fight with Tybalt, which led to Mercutio's death. Romeo made an effort to be peaceful with his new family, however, Mercutio came in between and began an argument with Tybalt.
In 1595 the play Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. The tragedy is about 2 star crossed lovers named Romeo and Juliet. In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet were very anxious to get married.
It is undeniable that Friar Lawrence's actions play a role in ending the lives of Romeo and Juliet. Firstly, even though he has doubts about marrying Romeo to Juliet because Romeo's "love did read by rote and could not spell", his decision is justified by the fact that it might turn the "households' rancour to pure love". However, he makes no effort in revealing their marriage to the two families. Furthermore, when Lord Capulet changes the wedding date, the Friar comes up with an impulsive plan to make Juliet appear to be dead, so she does not marry Paris, while still keeping her marriage to Romeo a secret from her parents. Additionally, Friar Lawrence fails to deliver the letter to Romeo about Juliet's condition, even though he understands that "neglecting it / May do much danger." Instead, he entrusts Friar John in delivering the letter, a man whom he does not tell the letter's purpose. Ultimately, Friar Lawrence should be held accountable because
An outstanding character in the popular Shakespeare novel ¨Romeo & Juliet¨ named Benvolio, supports Romeo and his family throughout three out of five acts in this dramatic story. Throughout those three acts, Shakespeare's loyal, honest, reliable, caring, snobby, peacemaking Montague sacrifices his time and effort to support his family. What truly makes Benvolio interesting, is his loyalty to his family. He will do anything it takes to help out his cousin Romeo, and support the rest of his family. Benvolio, overall is a main support towards the Montagues and has a couple interesting character traits.
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare which tells the story of two feuding families, the Montague's and the Capulet's. The play is set in Verona, Italy and we see Juliet as a curious child wanting to find out about the outside world. She is a typical emotional teen and passionate about everything she does.
Benvolio isn't really an important character but he stays loyal to Romeo throughout the play. He is also romeo’s cousin, when romeo tells benvolio “draw! draw Benvolio beat down their swords!” This shows that Benvolio is loyal to his family by doing as they say when they say it. Benvolio lives through this which is good because he knows what happened to Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt.
Romeo and Juliet was performed for the first time in 1597. Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet are two young people who make some really unwise decisions in a few days. Romeo and Juliet are the two main characters. William Shakespeare has wrote many plays but this is one of his most famous ones. Romeo is the son of Montague. Montague is the matriarch of the house of Montague. This means that Romeo is from the house of Montague. On the other side Juliet is the daughter of Capulet. Capulet is the patriarch of the house of Capulet. This also means that Juliet is from the house of Capulet. The play which is set in Verone, begins with a street brawl between Montague and Capulet servants.
Romeo and Juliet was a revolutionary production written and performed by the playwright William Shakespeare in 1594. The play tells the story of two star- crossed lovers of which completely fall for each other at first glance, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The Montague and Capulet family have been at a long-time rivalry of which ultimately results and the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. The sense of tragedy is evident in that fact that both deaths could have been avoided, everything bad that happens, happens as a result of all the characters decisions. Even the small role of the apothecary has a large impact on the entire outcome, if he had decided to say no to Romeo, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet could have been avoided. The heroes of the story are accountable for their own unhappiness and misfortune. Their individual decisions lead to a chain reaction of unfortunate events that create the sense of tragedy and when the play is close to its end Romeo realises that he is what caused the horrible events to unfold.
Theater Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare is about a couple of teenagers who fall in love but are limited by both their families. Capulet tells Paris that he could not marry the daughter Juliet so she gets older. Romeo and his friends tried to attend a party held by the Capulets and decided to go as Masquers. At the party, Tybalt sees Romeo but prevented from fighting by Capulet. Romeo and Juliet meet and they immediately fell in love with each other. After leaving the party, Romeo and his friends back to Juliet. They exchanged vows of love. Friar Laurence tells Romeo what happened and she agreed to marry them.