... distraught. He thought no woman could be as fare as Rosaline. Romeo's friend, Benvolio, thought differently. Benvolio encouraged Romeo to go to the Capulet's feast and accurately predicted that Romeo would find other girls more attractive than Rosaline. This was highlighted when Benvolio said "Compare her face with one that I show, / And I will make thee think thy swan a crow." ( I. ii. 86-87). ... Later, when violence was prevalent, Benvolio watched out for his friends and relatives, encouraging peace. ... reached the lowest servants from each of the families. Due to the hate, the rel...

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... . On the hot, dusty streets of Verona, two young Capulets are engaged in a boastful conversation, full of bawdy banter and light-hearted humour. This is how "Romeo and Juliet" - a dramatic exploration of love and death - begins. The opening scene or chapter of any piece of literature is of paramount importance - not only does it serve to fuel the audiences interest but it provides a useful ... prescience into the remainder of the text. In this instance, the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet does both. A rousing duel between the two rival families captures the audiences attention and care...

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... learns how to deal with them. Romeo, although cheerless and deeply in love with Rosaline at the beginning of the play, matures rapidly by the power of his undying love for Juliet to a honest and gentle young man able of loyalty and commitment. For the duration of Act One, Romeo is both fixated with Rosaline and confused about himself. For example, while Romeo is miserable over his lost love with ... Rosaline he talks with Benvolio and states, " Tut, I have lost myself, I am not here. This is not ... her. Through the course of Act One Romeo shows that he is infatuated with Rosaline and ...

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... are dying for their love or to help a loved one in need. There is a lot of hatred in the play, but I feel that love is really the main focus. Most of what the do and how they act is affected by love for another character. At the beginning of the play you see Romeo lovesick and very unhappy because he is in love with Rosaline ... wish to talk about the subject. Benvolio is worried for Romeo and talks to Romeo's father about how Romeo loved Rosaline and now he is lovesick. However this lovesick Romeo completely changes to a Romeo madly in love with a girl he has only just seen, and never ...

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... when he meets Juliet. He is impulsive and passionate: he falls in love with Juliet and marries her. When his friend is killed by Juliet's cousin, Romeo avenges the murder " and as a punishment he is banished from his native city of Verona and his newly-married wife. Benvolio One of Romeo's friends. He is quite a serious young man, who is sympathetic to Romeo's passions, and who allows Romeo and Mercutio to tease ... maternal affection for the child, as though it were indeed her own. Juliet's Nurse has such an affection for Juliet " strengthened, probably, by the fact that her own daught...

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