... that they are married, it will be full of chaos because Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet, and Montagues and Capulets hate each other. The audience may also feel a bit suspense. In act 2 scene 6, Romeo's feelings for Juliet are so different form Rosaline's because he is actually getting married with Juliet, and he has forgotten about Rosaline. Romeo was just using his imagination on describing Roslaine ... Laurence tells Romeo that this marriage may come to a violent end. "These violent delights have violent ends. Friar is also telling Romeo that the marriage is violent and da...

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... thou, or I, or both must go with him". Romeo kills Tybalt, Benvolio says, "Hence be gone away." Romeo stays but a citizen of the watch takes Romeo away before the Prince comes. Prince (asks Benvolio) "Who began this fray?" Benvolio "Tybalt, here slain, whom Romeo's hand did slay." Prince "Immediately we do exile him hence." The audience is brought back to the ... still happens today even though it started in the 16th century. This is called manslaughter today. The film that is effective to me is Baz Lurhmanns Romeo and Juliet because it is a very imaginative and less boring towards Fran...

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... took was a couple of twists of fate. There were several events in this play that occurred out of the control of both Romeo and Juliet. It was these following events that sealed their destiny. The first incidence of fate first comes into play in Act I, scene II, where Benvolio is trying to convince Romeo Montague to get over his latest love, the fair ... he wasn't on the list of the invited, Romeo went to the Capulet's party. It was there that he and Juliet first met. Fate had delivered an unintentional invitation to Romeo, and Capulet's plans for Paris and Juliet were forever changed. A...

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... Verona, "For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring" (3.1.4). Benvolio warns Mercutio when he spots the Capulets approaching, "By my head, here comes the Capulets" (3.1.31). To Benvolio's dismay, Mercutio responds on line 32 with "By my heel, I care not." At this point, Benvolio realizes that Mercutio ... good intentions. This is true of Romeo's actions. He actually thought that his new attitude, due to love and infatuation, could halt this deadly quarrel. He actually thought that his and Juliet's love was strong enough to overcome the ongoing battle between their two families. ...

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... consequences of the fight. Explain where you think the responsibility for the fight lies. Playwright and actor William Shakespeare in 1594- 1594 wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet". In the play, there are two families; The Montague's and the Capulet's. They feud with each other constantly and disrupt their hometown with violence on numerous occasions- so often in fact, that the Prince of Verona has ... not move an inch when Mercutio is trying to wind him up. Romeo then appears on the scene and Tybalt says to Mercutio " Peace be with sir, here comes my man." He walks up to Romeo and tries ...

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... when Benvolio no longer appears in the play after act 3 scene 1, the storyline becomes more chaotic. In comparison, Tybalt is overwhelmed with hatred and passion. He deals with conflicts with fights unlike Benvolio. When he sees a Montague he will immediately draw his sword, attempting to challenge them. ... moving by reporting events but Tybalt does that by initiating conflicts. In act 3 scene 1, after Mercutio died and Prince Escalus comes into the scene, he conveys the whole incident to the Prince. Instead of reporting events, Tybalt initiates conflicts that drive ... the storyline ...

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... Friar's cell in a faint of despair. This does, at first, seem like weakness. Yet the desperate fight, Romeo's exile, his overwhelming love for Juliet, and the total lack of understanding displayed by even the Friar for the all-consuming nature of Romeo's passion, provide sufficient explanation for the lapse. Romeo's ... ability to die for love comes as no surprise. We are prepared for it by his falling in the Friar's cell, and by his willingness, after the wedding night, to risk his life to stay in Verona if Juliet so wishes. It is the manner of Romeo's choosing ... to die that comes as...

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... 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 ... 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, tryi...

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