In this extract Benvolio is presented as loyal, a peacemaker and mature. Benvolio is a foil character for Tybalt therefore he is known to be ‘benevolent’ as Shakespeare suggests in his name. Furthermore in this extract Benvolio is shown to give his recount of an earlier fight and the audience is shown his mature approach and his loyalty to his friends and family. Shakespeare shows Benvolio as loyal in this extract as only two lines Into his recount Benvolio establishes that his cousin is not to blame for the fight . He says “ Romeo that spoke him fair” highlighting to the prince and others who hadn’t witnessed the fight that Romeo too way vying for peace and hadn’t instigated the fight.
The Killer Friar A Friar is a man of God. A man of whom is supposed to help God’s loving children and followers and a man whom is supposed to know what is best when it comes to being asked for advice. Friar Laurence in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is anything but what a Friar is supposed to be and ends up causing the deaths of four of six characters within the play. Friar Laurence did not physically go up and murder these characters but indirectly caused these deaths through leaving a suicidal alone and relying solely on the Church and himself rather than outside forces.
The book Speaker for the Dead is the second book in a series following up Ender’s Game. The book revolves around humanity’s finding of an other species after the tragic event of supposedly wiping an alien race into extinction. The sentient species is for the most part left alone in its habitat with only a small human settlement. The book revolves around people of the settlement and a former general know as Ender Wiggin the cause of the genocide of the alien race that he was tricked into taking part in by being told his commanding actions were a simulation, and not reality (Ender’s Game Plot). Horrified at what he had done, Ender Wiggin then went under his real name Andrew and published books that are read throughout the many colonies of humanity
How could one tiny change of decision drastically change the whole future outcome of an event? How could something so little like a butterfly flap its wings just a little bit faster and cause a tornado the next day? This phenomenon is something known as the butterfly effect, in which a small change in a system could alter the future events of one's life. Maybe if Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet had changed some of his many impulsive decisions, the two star crossed lovers would still be alive. People know Benvolio as the beloved cousin, and friend of Romeo, but could he really be a “friend,” of Romeo when he caused him and his lover juliet to kill themselves?
Throughout the play, Romeo and Juiet, written by William Shakespeare, Benvolio’s decision to be honest, encourage Romeo's bad choices, and get Romeo banished affected others negatively in the long run,thus supporting the theme “one’s decisions do not occur in isolation”. Shakespeare drafted Benvolio as an honest person who is also extremely reliable. When somebody needs to know the truth, if Benvolio was there, they would ask him for the rundown. Benvolio is also Romeo’s cousin, and best friend, so he is very encouraging to Romeo. Benvolio made pretty good decisions, but they were only convenient for him.
Mercutio, in the fighting scene of Tybalt and himself, caused an unfortunate tragedy that could've been solved in many ways. One of the many reasons there is a massacre is when Mercutio's self-pride got to him before the fighting scene of the two of them. The Capulets and the Montagues have an everlasting hate for each other which had never been explained throughout the course of the story. This hate would so simplemindedly show even more hatred when an argument amongst the families was spoken about. When Mercutio says in the play, “A plague O’ both / your houses!”(3.1.67-68).
In Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 168 through 176 of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo struggles to define love. He uses statements like,"loving hate","heavy lightness", and "cold fire. " By "loving hate" Shakespeare means that Romeo loves someone that doesn't feel the same. "Heavy lightness" meaning that love is supposed to feel like your
While I was reading the graphic novel “Romeo and Juliet”, there are the looks for all characters, however I imagined appearances of some characters in my mind which are different from the graphic novel has shown. The person who has majority differences between the book shows and what I think is Romeo’s friend—Mercutio. In the graphic novel, he does not have a handsome appearance. His hair is long and blowzy, and there is some beard on the top of his mouth which makes me think that he is an untidy person.
On lines 213-215 of act one scene one Romeo states, “ She hath forsworn to love, and in that vow do I live dead that live to tell it now.” Rosaline has sworn not to love, so Romeo claims this has left him feeling dead.
In this passage, Shakespeare utilizes metaphor and negative diction to characterize Romeo as a person who is conflicted and frustrated by love, which ultimately reveals the theme that love is uncontrollable, conflicting, and short-lived. Towards the end of act 1 scene 1, Romeo still has a big crush on Rosaline, but Rosaline has no feelings for him. Hence, Romeo experienced a sense of depression and is conflicted by love. In this passage, Shakespeare uses numerous metaphors. “Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs.”
The lyrics of Michael Jackson’s song ‘Beat It’ can be used to characterize Shakespeare’s Benvolio from his tragedy Romeo and Juliet. In the story Benvolio is frequently trying to prevent conflicts between the characters. One of his lines that best portrays him as such, is when he shouts “Part fools! Put down your swords,” as he attempts to break up the fight between the Montagues’ and Capulets’ men. Similarly, the words to ‘Beat It’ gives an inside view to a man who knows he should avoid confrontation with the wrong people, just like Benvolio knows to avoid the Capulets.
Act 2 scene 3 sets off by introducing Jessica, who is Shylock’s daughter, she is taking advantage of Launcelot, who is employed as a servant of Bassiano to deliver a letter to Lorenzo ,who is the acquaintance of Bassanio and the lover of Jessica. “And Launcelot, soon at supper shalt thou see Lorenzo, who is thy new master’s guest. Give him this letter. Do it secretly.” Lancelot hands the letter to Gratiano, and advises to open the letter, so he could appreciate of what is in the drafted, “ an it shall please you to break up this, it shall seem to signify”, thereafter Launcelot leaves to invite his former master Shylock , “ By your leave, sir.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is the most famous love story in the English literary tradition. The events of these young lovers contrast hatred and revenge with love and a secret marriage, forcing the young star-crossed lovers to grow up quickly and die tragically in despair. Mercutio was the loyal, witty, and devoted best friend of Romeo who was neither a Montague or a Capulet which gave an interesting perspective of the young lovers. Mercutio, is the absolute opposite of Romeo, being that he is a quirky skeptic and not at all a die hard romantic that believes love conquers all. With Mercutio being such a skeptic, he mocks love and makes fun of his best friend Romeo when he finds out he has fallen in love with a Capulet; Mercutio states “Romeo, Humors!
At the beginning of this popular Shakespeare play, Romeo claims to be in love with a girl named Rosaline. He cries for days about her before he meets Juliet because she rejected his love for her. When Romeo first appears in the play, he appears to be too distracted with his heartache from Rosaline’s disenchantment of Romeo’s affection. His dwelling over his “love [for Rosaline], feel no love...
Romeo and Juliet Passion Essay Passion is a powerful emotion that plays a huge part in the decisions we make. Passion may seem beneficial, but ultimately leads to destruction, and it doesn't matter whether it is love or hate both can make an individual reckless and blind. In William Shakespeare's play “Romeo and Juliet”, many of the characters make rash choices because passion interferes with their capability to reason and this not only affects the individual but also others around them. This thesis will be proven by the analysis of Romeo, Tybalt, Mercutio, actions that are driven by passionate love or hate and how it has affected the other characters of the play. The power of passionate love is illustrated in the play through Romeo’s love for Rosaline and Juliet, which let him to make certain decisions
