Clear-thinking and peace-loving, Benvolio Montague is perhaps the most sagacious character in Romeo and Juliet. He is a steadfast and dependable friend to Romeo, through his love-sickness for Rosaline to his banishment from the city of Verona. Benvolio asks about Romeo sore mood in the beginning of the play, and when Romeo tells of his unreciprocated love for Rosaline, Benvolio suggests the Capulet party, saying to Romeo, " let there be weighed Your lady's love against some other maid That I will show you shining at this feast,-. Throughout the play, there are three key fights. One between the servants, which opens the play, and a double duel, between first Tybalt Capulet and Mercutio Montague, then Tybalt and Romeo. In all three of these feuds, Benvolio acts as a mediator, trying to prevent the fights, though he is defeated by the vehemence of the rivals. When Tybalt falls under Romeo's sword, Benvolio encourages Romeo to escape for fear of a death sentence should he be caught. Benvolio is also called on to act as a witness and recounts the events of the battles to Montague and to the Prince. Though the play does not expand on Benvolio's character much more than this, we see a more playful side of him several times as well. When Romeo and Mercutio start a battle of the wits, Benvolio peppers it with some of his own playful insults. When Juliet's nurse comes to speak to Romeo of marriage, Benvolio joins in the rather harsh joking thrown at her. Despite his surrounding world of hostility, Benvolio Montague manages to keep a perceptive view and peaceable behavior. .
Benvolio is a symbol of peace while Tybalt is a symbol of violence and hatred. ... He deals with conflicts with fights unlike Benvolio. When he sees a Montague he will immediately draw his sword, attempting to challenge them. ... I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee," suggests the tremendous hate that he bears. ... " Benvolio says in act 1 scene 1. ...
A noticeable transformation occurring early in the action is the updated weaponry, gone is Benvolio's simple sword, to be replaced by the "Sword 9 mm Series S"(scene 1) automatic weapon and Montague's long- sword has been revamped as a "Longsword pump shotgun" (scene 1). ... "Montague" and "Capulet" are no longer simply known by their last names but are "Ted Montague" and "Fulgencio Capulet", and "Escalus - prince of Verona" is now known as simply "Captain Prince - Chief of Police". ... For example, the movie introduces Benvolio slightly earlier than in the play and giving him some...
In the play, there are two families; The Montague's and the Capulet's. ... In this scene, we meet Benvolio Montague. ... By Mercutio saying this, you think that Benvolio is extremely moody and I think that Mercutio insults Benvolio a lot. ... He staggers about and splutters " a plague on both your houses" to the Capulet's and Montague's watching. ... Prince, as thou art true, for blood of ours, shed of Montague." ...
He portrays hatred towards the Montagues. Though the Montagues are the Capulets greatest enemy, Tybalt just wants to duel it out every time he sees a Montague. ... The fact is "he hates Montagues". ... Benvolio a Montague justs wants to keep peace between the families, or if not put up your swords. ... He hates the name Montague, as well as Montagues themselves. ...
Prince (asks Benvolio) "Who began this fray?" ... This is at the beginning of Act 3 Scene 1 when Benvolio and Mercutio is somewhere fair away from the gang of Montague's Benvolio: I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire The day is hot, The Capulets are abroad And if we meet we shall not scape a brawl It is hurry up and swift moving tone that Benvolio says because Mercutio and himself are so far gone from their Friends. Benvolio tells him "Lets retire" "The Capulets are abroad" and Benvolio does not want to miss a fight between the Montague's and the Capulets so he is t...
Meanwhile, young Romeo of the house of Montague has been infatuated with Rosaline, a niece of Capulet. Romeo confides to his friend, Benvolio, that he is in love with Rosaline but she does not return his affections. ... Masked, Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio made their way to the party. ... Mercutio and Benvolio go looking for Romeo that morning. Benvolio finds out that Tybalt has challenged Romeo to a duel. ...
The Montague family is superior to the Capulets. ... This line shows what Montague thinks of Capulet. ... When Benvolio told Lady Montague that her son had been seen in the grove of sycamores, the matriarch and patriarch of the Montague family are overcome with joy. ... It shows that Montague can change his pugnacious ways. ... In this play the family of the Capulets is far inferior to that of the Montagues. ...
Tybalt's feelings were justified because he had grown up around people who had also hated the Montagues. ... Because of Tybalt's extreme loyalty to his family it affects his ability to get along with the Montagues. ... When Romeo goes back to avenge Mercutio Benvolio warns "here comes the furious Tybalt back again." ... He judges all Montague as being his enemies, when he really doesn't know why he doesn't get along with them. His ancestors started the feud with the Montagues and it was never really resolved. ...
Later that we discover that Lady Montague has died crying about Romeo's banishment. Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague, all dead for love's sake. The surviving characters Benvolio, Nurse, Friar Lawrence, Lord and Lady Capulet, Lord Montague, and Prince are all punished with the deaths of family and friends. ... He hates the Montagues so much to threaten Romeo, when he had done no wrong. Then there is Benvolio, the honest one. ...