... a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy". This acceptance of love brings maturity to Romeo. In act 2 scene 2, Romeo and Juliet decide to marry each other. They also arrange Juliet's nurse to act as their go-between. Romeo is more of a romantic lover because he has many ideas about love, and is using lots of descriptive words describing his love. "O speak again, bright angel, for thou ... 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, R...

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... 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 ... 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 Franco Zeferelli. Baz made it modern but still kept the same old dialect, it fells l...

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... 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 Rosalind. Rosalind had ... decided to take a vow of chastity and joined a convent. Benvolio thinks the best thing for Romeo would be to go and meet the other fair maidens of the town. It ... hated Montague family. His anger is compounded by an accid...

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In the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, the theme of simultaneous perspectives is true throughout the play's entirety. However, Act 3, scene 1 shows the dramatic changes that take place, due to the multiplicity of points of view, which ultimately shape the conclusion of the play. In this particular act, we are viewing the experience through the eyes of four central characters. First, Benvolio ... being hot, it is summer in 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, her...

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... self killed Mercutio due to haste. His hasty actions led to wasted deaths. Benvolio keeps the play 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 further into chaos ... and disorder. He ignited a conflict between Mercutio and himself and then killed him. This then led to Romeo killing Tybalt, which resulted in him being banished. This caused Juliet to seek Fri...

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By a close examination of Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, describe and explain how fight came about, the different reactions of characters involved and the 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 ... 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." H...

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... Romeo falls to the floor of the 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 ... 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 a revelation. Gone are all traces of the standard responses...

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... -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 ... 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 t...

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