How does benvolio say the fighting began in romeo and Juliet?

Answer 1

In Act 1 Scene 1, Montague asks Benvolio to give an account of how the fight in the marketplace began. He asks, "Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?" but Benvolio says "Here were the servants of your adversary and yours, close fighting ere I did approach." He wasn't there to see how it started.

In Act 3 Scene 1, Benvolio is again called upon to be the witness to how a fight started. The Prince says to him "where are the vile beginners of this fray?" and Benvolio answers at length, describing with accuracy what had just happened.

Answer 2

Mercutio started the fight. When Tybalt confronted him about Romeo, Rmeo entered and Tybalt started to insult him. Mercutio and Tybalt are both hot headed; so, when Mercutio drew his sword, Tybalt did the same. Then they began to fight.

Answer 3

The original grudge between the Montagues and Capulets dates back to before any of the characters can remember. With these grudges already in place, one character "bites his thumb" at another, a sign of disrespect in Shakespearean times.

Answer 4

There are two street fights in Romeo and Juliet--one in Act I Scene 1 and another in Act III Scene 1. The first one is started by some Capulet servants who think it would be a good idea to fight with some of the Montagues' servants. The second one is started by Tybalt, Mrs. Capulet's cousin, who is trying to start a fight with Romeo because he has the nerve to be a Montague. Please note that it is always the Capulets who start the fights, and not the Montagues.

Answer 5

Sampson and Gregory.