Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Explore Shakespere's presentation of Benvolio and Mercutio in
Romeo and Juliet
- act 1 sc 1
- Benvolio tries to
stop the fight,
- "Put up your swords you
know not what you do"
- This suggests he is a very soft hearted
peacekeeper
- this is implying his maturity and his wisdom
adding on to the role lord Montague gave him
- "I do but keep the
peace"
- in this he is replying to tybalts threat and tells him that
he doesnt want to fight
- "My noble Uncle, do you
know the cause"
- he says this in a manner of him with upmost respect
for Lord Montague
- Benvolio hears of
Romeo's sadness
- "Soft! i will go along/and if you
leave me so you do me wrong"
- Benvolio is trying to silence Romeo he may be
frustrated but understands him being sad
- the capping couplet suggests him wanting to
end the scene
- and the contrasting effect they have on Romeo
- act 3 sc 1
- Montague and Capulet fight in the square and
Tybalt kills Mercutio and Romeo kills Tybalt
- "for now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring" Benvolio to
Mercutio.
- Shakespere uses pathetic fallacy to reflect the mood of the city
- "Mad blood" used to show Mercutios mad nature
- "villan am i none. therefore farewell" Romeo says to Tybalt
- short sentence shows his certainty as if he knows who he
really is now/ like he is saying farewell to violence forever.
- "o calm dishonorable, vile submission"
shouts Mercutio
- this could be Mercutios last attempt to
influence his friend?/ vile suggests not
fighting is evil or weak
- act 1 sc 2
- Benvolio persuades Romeo
to come to the party
- "compare her face with some that i shall
show/ and i will make thee think thy swan a
crow"
- Benvolio is talking using poetic imagery that is like Romeos Petrachen language/
the capping couplet suggests he is attempting to end the conversation and hurrying
romeo up
- act 1 sc 4
- Romeo, Benvolio and mercutio are talking before the party
- "if love be rough with you be rough with love/ prick love for pricking, and beat love down"
- Mercutios reply suggests his view on love and his harsh diction (word choice) and
alliteration
- act 2 sc
4
- Romeo is with Mercutio and Benvolio talking
about love. The Nurse comes and talks to
Romeo about Rosaline
- Mercutio describes Rosaline as a "pale
hearted wretch"
- shows Mercutios horrid view on love/ suggests its
something violent
- Mercutio happy with Romeos change in character declares
"now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo
- Mercutio is rubbing off on Romeo and he is
proud of it. the repetition shows his certainty.
- "here comes goodly gear"
- Romeo is saying in modern English here comes a big pile of rags
this may have come from Mercutio and also his bawdy jokes are
suddenly odd