Benvolio, the peacemaker amongst the crowd, dislikes the thought of people being hurt or sad; therefore, he often attempts to help them. Sup the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves; With all the admired beauties of Verona. Go thither, and with unattained eye Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow. (1.3.83-87) Benvolio wants to help Romeo through his depression because Romeo is not only his cousin, but also a dear friend. Benvolio displays his acts of friendship by helping Romeo get Rosaline off his mind and finding a new girl.
Mercutio is essential to the play he is the Prince´s kinsman, but above all he is Romeo´s best friend and his intimate. Mercutio brings humor and playfulness to the play. The audience loves Mercutio because he´s character stands out from the rest and because he is humorous. Another reason is that he is always living the edge of life and always looking for something dangerous and exciting to do. Even though Mercutio has a pessimistic view of life, he worries about Romeo, which is confirmed when he fights Tybalt.
"Part fools-Benvolio" "Turn thee, Benvolio; look upon thy death-Tybalt"(1.1) These quotes show that Benvolio,good, is trying to keep the peace but the fiery Tybalt,evil, is just starting up the fight again. "Tybalt the kinsmen to old Capulet, hath sent a letter to his father's house Romeo will answer it.-Benvolio" Here Tybalt is trying to start something with the nonviolent Romeo demonstrates the Good vs. Evil motif. Tybalt and Mercutio are always getting in Romeo's head. This does not allow Romeo to focus/see Juliet which may and probably will cause Romeo's depression which may contribute to Romeo's suicide.
Romeo is hopelessly in love with Rosalind which he explains when he says, "I am too sore enpiercèd with his shaft To soar with his light feathers, and so bound, I cannot bound a pitch above dull woe. Under love’s heavy burden do I sink" (1.4.19-22). Romeo says that he is too much in love to be able to be happy because the kind of love that he has is a burden. The love that Romeo has is good because he likes being in love, but it makes him sad and it is a burden for Romeo. He wants to be in love and be able to be happy, but right now he is wounded by
When Tybalt is killed, Lady Capulet, Lord Capulet, and Paris think she is unhappy because of her cousin’s death, which makes Paris respond to this conflict by scheduling the wedding earlier to make Juliet happy again, and that’s one of the biggest conflicts since she told Friar Lawrence she would rather do the most dangerous things than marry Paris. Paris is a very kind-hearted man who treats Juliet like she’s very delicate, he still loved her even though she denied it when he called her his wife. Although he is arrogant, he loves Juliet and he treats the Capulets with admiration and formality, he highly respects Friar Lawrence and gets annoyed with Romeo at the end because
I know I can definitely empathise with him. Ah yes, so did I. That element of the tragedy is also displayed in the film as John Othello expresses that the person he trusts the most is Ben Jago. There is a dramatic irony in that scene as the audience knows that Othello can’t trust Jago and this is represented through the use of dramatic music. Andrew Davies purposely used that technique to mirror Shakespeare’s thematic technique to create similar effect.
Here he definitely doesn’t this of his plan of defeat. Furthermore, Romeo said, “… Now Tybalt take the “villain” back again that late thou gavest me for Mercutio’s soul is but a little way above our heads, staying for thine to keep him company”. (3.1.116-121). Inherently, Romeo tells Tybalt to take back his insult for Mercutio’s soul is above them waiting for Tybalt to be slayed and keep him company. Meaning; he should definitely take back his insult or he will be fought and killed for the insult he had happened to have directed at
This quotation shows how blinded by hate Tybalt is, and yet at the same time it is love which blinds him and causes him to do impulsive acts, such as killing Mercutio. It is both families’ love of honour which perpetuates the violence between the two households. Shakespeare teaches society through the key theme of family love, to not let your love for your family consume you so much that is causes deep hatred and in this case, death. Tybalt could be considered obsessed with his hatred towards the Montagues and obsession is another key theme which Shakespeare explores to teach readers about love. In Romeo and Juliet, an excess of passion is frowned upon.
One of the personality traits of Friar Lawrence includes his honesty, demonstrated by his willingness to admit to the real story of what actually happens to Romeo and Juliet, this is essential as the audience needs to know that the truth will be told to all, so the violence between the Montauges and Capuletes will stop. The Friar is also kind and he tries to help everybody with their problems. Being a man of religion, he wants harmony to reign in Verona. His plans are fantastic and complicated and therefore fail. Friar Lawrence has a cowardly streak that doesn't suit his character; he means no harm but may end up doing some.
Cordelia takes on this role by unconditionally loving her father and furthermore forgiving Lear for banishing her, which is seen when she says “No cause, no cause.” (4.7). Edgar takes on a similar role by forgiving his father for going against him when he was tricked by Edmund and taking care of Gloucester in his blindness at the end of the play. The other characters, however, give into temptation and sin more frequently. Pride, for example, is a prominent sin that affects many characters, Lear being a prime example. Lear's pride keeps him from listening to the advice of Kent, the king's most loyal follower, after he banishes Cordelia and admitting he may have been wrong.