Benvolio attempts to reason with the brawlers, by saying:. He is not successful in getting the fight to stop, but he tries to ease the conflict as best he can. Benvolio uses as much diplomacy as possible int he situation. Benvolio describes the first fight scene to Lord Montague. He lays out the action step by step and explains to Lord Montague that Tybalt a Capulet exacerbated the violence, and would not listen to Benvolio's plea for peace.
Here were the servants of your adversary, And yours, close fighting ere I did approach: I drew to part them: in the instant came The fiery Tybalt, with his sword prepared, Which, as he breathed defiance to my ears, He swung about his head and cut the winds, Who nothing hurt withal hiss'd him in scorn: While we were interchanging thrusts and blows, Came more and more and fought on part and part, Till the prince came, who parted either part.
In this speech, Benvolio gives an accurate description and seeks to shed light on the situation so that Lord Montague can understand it. There is another fight, later in the play, that Benvolio also tries to explain. In the first scene of act three, there is another fight.
This one has very tragic consequences. Ultimately, that fight leads to the tragic death of Mercutio, another one of Romeo's friends. That sad death causes Romeo Montague to kill Tybalt, a Capulet. Tybalt's death begins the sad downfall of Romeo and Juliet, leading to their double suicide. Benvolio explains this fight to Prince Escalus. He explains Romeo's actions, in an attempt to save Romeo from a death sentence. T ybalt, here slain, whom Romeo's hand did slay; Romeo that spoke him fair, bade him bethink How nice the quarrel was, and urged withal Your high displeasure: all this uttered With gentle breath, calm look, knees humbly bow'd, Could not take truce with the unruly spleen Of Tybalt deaf to peace, but that he tilts With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast, Who all as hot, turns deadly point to point, And, with a martial scorn, with one hand beats Cold death aside, and with the other sends It back to Tybalt, whose dexterity, Retorts it: Romeo he cries aloud, 'Hold, friends!
And, as he fell, did Romeo turn and fly. This is the truth, or let Benvolio die. Benvolio could be seen to be defending Romeo in his explanation. Benvolio attempts to intervene on behalf of his friend Romeo. In the end of that scene, the Prince of Verona relents, and changes Romeo's punishment to exile. Romeo's life is spared. Sometimes, teachers will ask a trick question. They may ask "How does Benvolio die in Romeo and Juliet? Benvolio does not die in the play, but there are good reasons why people might be confused about this fact.
Romeo has a number of friends in his circle. Sometimes people get the names confused. Romeo's friend Mercutio does die in Act 3 of the play.
It's understandable that some students might confuse Benvolio and Mercutio. Benvolio Montague. Edit source History Talk 0. Cancel Save. Universal Conquest Wiki. Skip to main content. Side panel. You are currently using guest access Log in.
Vain, fashionable, supremely aware of courtesy and the lack of it, he becomes aggressive, violent, and quick to draw his sword when he feels his pride has been injured. Once drawn, his sword is something to be feared. He loathes Montagues. The patriarch of the Capulet family, father of Juliet, husband of Lady Capulet, and enemy, for unexplained reasons, of Montague.
Often prudent, he commands respect and propriety, but he is liable to fly into a rage when either is lacking. A woman who herself married young by her own estimation she gave birth to Juliet at close to the age of fourteen , she is eager to see her daughter marry Paris.
She is an ineffectual mother, relying on the Nurse for moral and pragmatic support. She dies of grief after Romeo is exiled from Verona. A kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet. Once Capulet has promised him he can marry Juliet, he behaves very presumptuous toward her, acting as if they are already married.
Benvolio makes a genuine effort to defuse violent scenes in public places, though Mercutio accuses him of having a nasty temper in private. He spends most of the play trying to help Romeo get his mind off Rosaline, even after Romeo has fallen in love with Juliet. The Prince of Verona. A kinsman of Mercutio and Paris. As the seat of political power in Verona, he is concerned about maintaining the public peace at all costs.
Friar John is held up in a quarantined house, and the message never reaches Romeo. Two servants of the house of Capulet, who, like their master, hate the Montagues.
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