Romeo And Juliet: Comparing The Book And The Movie

He is always trying to cheer Romeo up and have him talk about his problems to help him recover from heartbreak and tragedy. When Romeo was devastated by Rosaline’s choice of chastity, Benvolio was always there to help him through his emotions. Benvolio asks him what is wrong and lets him speak his emotions of being “out of love.” (1.1.155-165) This really shows how much of a caring person he is. He is a very kind person just wanting to help family out in a time of their distress. His kindness also comes along with advice. When Romeo was depressed he suggested that he look at other women. That this would help him get over Rosaline. “By giving Liberty unto thine eyes: Examine other beauties.” (1.1.220) He is kind enough to want to help his family, so he does. Even though Romeo remains stubborn, he says nothing but words of kindness and support to Romeo. Benvolio also has faith about

In Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, Benvolio starts off the conversation by warning Mercutio, “I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire,” (3.1.1) and that, “for now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring,” (3.1.4). By Benvolio’s advice to retire, we are already getting a glimpse of his true character, since he is obviously nervous of something bad happening and is “praying” that they leave. He doesn’t want a brawl to take place, proving he only wants peace and no fights, and is so apprehensive about it that he is begging to leave so nothing bad happens. And when he finishes off his advice by saying mad blood is stirring, he is symbolizing it back to the hatred between the Capulets and Montagues. As the heat gets worse, or as the days build up, the tensions amidst them will only rise, and the “mad blood stirring,” (3.1.4) is relaying that the abhorring rancor between them is stirring, readying itself for incursion. Benvolio’s use of the blood stirring symbolism is demonstrating just how desperate he is for nothing to happen, letting us get a glimpse of his peaceful non-hating

They both are loyal to their families. Benvolio is attending the party at the Capulets and when Tybalt sees them, he says, “This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What, dares the slave comes hither, covered with an antic face, to fleer and scorn at our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin” (1.5.52-57). The quote will support my claim to how Tybalt is very loyal to his family. Since the Capulets and Montagues are rivals, Tybalt will protect his family. His loyalty is also shown by his hatred for the Montagues. Benvolio is similar to Tybalt because he is also loyal and caring for his family. In the beginning of the story at Verona, Italy Benvolio shows his care for Romeo by saying, "Tut! You saw her fair, none else being by, herself poised with herself in either eye; but in that crystal scales let there be weighed your lady's love against some other maid that I will show you shining at this feast, and she shall scant show well that now shows best" (1.2.94-99). When Benvolio told Romeo to go attend the Capulets party since Rosaline was going to be there it showed that Benvolio cared for Romeo. He listened to how Romeo felt and gave him an answer telling Romeo to go see Rosaline even if it's at the Capulets house. They are also different because Tybalt wants to fight when he sees the Montagues, but Benvolio only goes to the Capulets because the Romeo longs for Rosaline. However, they both show care and loyalty for their

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

Firstly, Benvolio always provided immense support to Romeo no matter the circumstance. Unlike others, when Romeo was terribly upset over the smallest things, that didn’t stop Benvolio’s selfless heart from feeling remorse when Romeo was at his all-time lows. When Romeo was mourning over Rosaline Romeo states, “Dost

     There are many similarities and differences between the sixties version of Romeo and Juliet and the modern version of Romeo and Juliet. It is very easy to spot these differences considering the time period each movie was set in. There are some things in the play that totally got cut from both movies. There are also some things that they added to the movies that weren’t in the play. Let us get on to the similarities and differences.

In order to compare and contrast the play to the movie,first I will discuss the play .In the play there is a character named Romeo.Lovely Romeo wanted to marry Juliet and stay with her in Verona,Italy.But

Romeo and Juliet is a timeless story about two ill-fated lovers. Originally written by, Shakespeare, this story has been adapted by different directors who all commonly try to add their own unique twist to it. Two of the most prevalent adaptations of Romeo and Juliet have been done by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann, who have taken this love story to the big screen. Franco Zeffirelli’s movie, which was produced in 1968, is extremely authentic and stays true to Shakespeare's vision, whereas, Baz Luhrmann’s version produced in 1996, is contemporary and appeals more to younger audiences. There are various differences and a couple of similarities between Zeffirelli’s and Luhrmann’s movie versions such as the costumes, their interpretations of

In the play Romeo was a little different than in the movie. In the play, Romeo cried over Rosaline and in the movie he did not physically cry. He just played pool and smoked instead of crying. Also in the movie, Romeo and his friends were always hanging out on the beach while in the play they didn’t. Also in the play, Romeo seemed more mature and adultlike than in the movie. Also in the play you kind of get the picture that the Capulets and the Montagues have the same toughness and intelligence but in the movie the Capulets and their friends are more reserved and mature than the Montagues.

Throughout Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet characters who show importance adapt their own traits, such as Tybalt who is seen as pugnacious and violent and Benvolio who appears to be a peacekeeper and an all around righteous person. These characteristics are seen in the scene where Benvolio is trying to break up the fight, “I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, / or manage it to part these men with me.” (Shakespeare 1.1.61-62) In this case Benvolio was trying to help keep the peace by giving them a choice of helping him stop the fight, which could have stopped plenty of complications and tragedies from arising. Tybalt portrays his characteristics in the same scene as Benvolio, “ What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!” (Shakespeare 1.1.63-65) In the previous action Tybalt displayed

3) Benvolio- Over the course of this scene we acknowledge that Benvolio, the nephew of Montague, is a courteous, amiable and non-romantic idiot in the views of Romeo. Firstly, Benvolio is a courteous character as he wants to prevent another fight between the Capulets and Montagues evident in Line 62, in which is stated “Part fools! Put up your swords; you know not what you do” and Line 66, in which Benvolio replies aggressively to Tybalt “I do but keep the peace. Put thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me”, which basically means put your sword away, or use it to help avert a fight, disclosing that Benvolio is a peacemaker. Secondly, Benvolio is an amiable and non romantic idiot, as he assists Romeo 's parents in discovering their son 's issue as he consistently barricades himself in his room through the hours of the night evident

Benvolio is thoughtful and caring towards his friends and family. When Romeo was sad and heartbroken, Benvolio talked to Romeo and helped comfort him (Shakespeare 381-382). A different character could decide to ignore Romeo’s sadness, and let him be.

7. When Benvolio relates to the Prince what happened, what does he say Romeo tried to do before Mercutio was killed? He tries to ward “to get to a separate room in a hospital”, him or tybalt off because he is hurt from the fight. 8.

First of all, Benvolio should be pardoned. One of the reasons why he should be pardoned because he is a peacemaker. In Act 1, Benvolio says “I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me” (1.1.28). This quote best represents him being a peacemaker because he claims that he is trying to keep the peace. This proves that he should be pardoned because he tried to keep the peace between the Montagues and Capulets. A second reason is that he was very honest with the prince. Benvolio never lied to him in the story at any time. A third and final reason is that he helped Romeo out with his depression. He told Romeo to

The scene that was most different between the play and the movie of Romeo and Juliet was how the two crossed lovers first met each other. In the play Romeo and the Montague boys find out about the Capulet party through a poor peasant who could not read the invitations. While in the movie the Capulet party is announced through a newscast over T.V. I think the director changed this so the invite can go more along with the time period of the movie. This could change how the viewers see it by making the invite less secret. Over a newscast anyone who was paying attention to the T.V. could of heard the invite. Another main difference in this scene would be Romeo and Juliet first seeing each other in the bathroom across a fish tank rather than across the ballroom in the play. This could take away from the romantic side of the two first seeing each other. In the play it seems Romeo and Juliet have more privacy when they first speak to each other. In the movie the two are getting on and off an elevator just not to be seen. This could add more suspense to the scene and make the viewers see the movie from a lofty viewpoint.