... 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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... 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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