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Benvolio, a kinsman to Montague, enters and draws his sword in an attempt to stop the confrontation. Tybalt, a kinsman to Capulet, sees Benvolio’s drawn sword and draws his own. Benvolio explains that he is merely trying to keep the peace, but Tybalt professes a hatred for peace as strong as his hatred for Montagues, and attacks. The brawl ...
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Where do Romeo and Juliet meet? ... Benvolio Lady Montague...
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However, after Tybalt’s death and Romeo’s banishment,...
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The primary antagonists of the play include the Capulet and...
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Full Title The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of...
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Romeo’s dedicated servant, who brings Romeo the news of...
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The audience knows that both Romeo and Juliet are bound to...
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On another street of Verona, Capulet walks with Paris, a noble kinsman of the Prince. The two discuss Pariss desire to marry Capulets daughter, Juliet. Capulet is overjoyed, but also states that Julietnot yet fourteenis too young to get married. He asks Paris to wait two years. He assures Paris that he favors him as a suitor, and invites Paris to t...
This scene introduces Paris as Capulets pick for Juliets husband and also sets into motion Romeo and Juliets eventual meeting at the feast. In the process, the scene establishes how Juliet is subject to parental influence. Romeo might be forced into fights because of his fathers enmity with the Capulets, but Juliet is far more constrained. Regardle...
Romeo, of course, is still lovelorn for Rosaline; but the audience can tell at this point that Romeo will meet Juliet at the feast, and expectations begin to rise. Through Shakespeares ingenious manipulation of the plot, the audience starts to feel the rustlings of approaching fate.
Summary. In the great hall of the Capulets, all is a-bustle. The servants work feverishly to make sure all runs smoothly, and they set aside some food to make sure they have some enjoyment of the feast as well. Capulet makes his rounds through groups of guests, joking with them and encouraging all to dance.
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 1, scene 2. ⌜ Scene 2 ⌝. Synopsis: In conversation with Capulet, Count Paris declares his wish to marry Juliet. Capulet invites him to a party that night. Capulet gives a servant the guest list for the party and orders him off to issue invitations. The servant cannot read the list and asks for help from Romeo and Benvolio.
To help his cause, he invites Paris to a party they’re having at the Capulet house that night. Capulet then gives his servant a guest list for the party, and asks him to track down and invite the people on it. The servant, who is illiterate, then asks the passing Romeo and Benvolio for help reading it.
Jan 2, 2012 · Enter Benvolio and Romeo: Benvolio is still trying to talk Romeo into considering other ladies when they are interrupted by the Capulet servant, who asks Romeo to read something for him. It is a list of guests at Capulet's feast that night. Thus Romeo discovers that Rosaline, his beloved, will be at the feast.
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Analysis. Capulet and Paris enter with a servant, Peter. Capulet is telling Paris that he and Montague have sworn to a peace agreement and expresses hope that they will be able to keep to its terms. Paris says he, too, hopes the men can stop living “at odds.”. He asks Capulet if the man has thought any more about his “suit”—Paris ...
