Benvolio - analysis

There is a play called “Romeo and Juliet.” It is about two high class families who are always at each other’s throats. Most of the people who live in the city, Verona, have chosen a family to side with. There are a few people, however, who stay neutral. Well these families, the Montagues and the Capulets, have only one child a piece. Incidentally, these children fall in love, obviously against the approval of there parents. The kid’s solution to the problem is to run away, which doesn’t happen how it was supposed to. The two children, Romeo and Juliet, both end up committing suicide at each other’s deathbeds. This brings the play to a close, because the dual-deaths brings peace between the two families.

This is the character analysis of Benvolio. He was basically the peacemaker of this play. Whenever the confrontations between the Montagues and the Capulets got heated up, Ben

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Benvolio had many skills, a great personality, and was very respectful. ” (46) Benvolio probably said this to warn Romeo, but after reading the rest of the page, it seems that Romeo was not warned very well. “Here comes the furious Tybalt back again. It was not Benvolio’s responsibility to stop Romeo, and he would have had to go out of his way to do it, but Benvolio did do that sort of thing throughout the play. Benvolio said nothing to stop Romeo’s rage. There were too many what-ifs in this play to count.

In conclusion, Benvolio was a good character with good intentions. Whether it was telling someone not to fight, or finding out what was wrong with a friend, “What sadness lengthens Romeo’s hours?,” he was good at talking with people. His main motivation in the play was to keep the families safe from each other. Benvolio did however try to get Romeo off the streets when Romeo killed Tybalt. He always gave more than was expected of him. He wouldn’t always be successful at it though. (6) Other skills Benvolio showed throughout the play were his wit and his ability to be a faithful friend. It seems these nice hopes never occurred though. The prince of Verona himself asked Benvolio, “Who began this bloody fray?” when he needed to know the truth.

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