He tells him Rosaline (the girl Romeo is in love with at the beginning of the play) will be there.
It doesn't say anything about Romeo's cousin, but many people mistakenly think Benvolio is. Benvolio is just his friend. Benvolio is the Prince's cousin. Sorry, that's wrong. Benvolio is Romeo's cousin. In Act 1 Scene 1 Benvolio says to Romeo's father "My noble uncle, do you know the cause?" (somewhere around line 150) and later in the scene he greets Romeo "Good morrow, cousin." (about 15 lines later).
"Examine other beauties." Check out the other girls, if Rosaline isn't interested in you.
They sure did. In Act 2, Scene 4, the Nurse comes to meet with Romeo as Juliet promised the night before. She finds Romeo and his gang hanging around. Benvolio doesn't say much but Mercutio harasses the Nurse and constantly interrupts her attempts to converse with Romeo. He finally leaves, calling her "ancient lady"
In Act I, Scene I of Romeo And Juliet, following the exit of the Prince and others, Benvolio first recounts to the Montagues the beginning of the fight that just occurred. He says that when he got to the fight, he saw the servants of the Capulet and Montague houses fighting and when he tried to stop the fight, Tybalt (a capulet) began to fight with him. He then explains how the fighting escalated until Prince Escalus arrived and ended the fight. Next, Lady M. asks Benvolio about her son, Romeo. Benvolio explains that Romeo is pretty bummed out but he isn't sure why, and he's seen Romeo wandering around and avoiding people. Lord Montague then recounts how he's seen Romeo sighing and crying, shutting himself away in the dark inside his house. Nobody seems to be able to figure out why Romeo is so unhappy and they all stand around wondering what they could do to help when Romeo enters.
If you are wondering how to act like Romeo, well, each interpretation is different! Make Romeo who you want to make him! But, make sure its ok with the director! But if you are asking how the character acts in the book, I'd have to describe him as a passionate young man.
It doesn't say anything about Romeo's cousin, but many people mistakenly think Benvolio is. Benvolio is just his friend. Benvolio is the Prince's cousin. Sorry, that's wrong. Benvolio is Romeo's cousin. In Act 1 Scene 1 Benvolio says to Romeo's father "My noble uncle, do you know the cause?" (somewhere around line 150) and later in the scene he greets Romeo "Good morrow, cousin." (about 15 lines later).
Nothing. Romeo agrees to go to the Capulet party because he might see Rosaline and try again to get her to notice him. Although the effect is the same (he does agree to go to the party), he is not doing it for the reasons Benvolio wants him to go, and indeed for the exact opposite reason. So he is not taking Benvolio's advice, although the result is the same. Shakespeare, of course, puts this succintly and brilliantly in Romeo's line "I'll go along, no such sight to be shown, but to rejoice in splendor of mine own."
he needs to go to the party to see rosaline but benvolio thinks hell see more beautiful better women.
"Examine other beauties." Check out the other girls, if Rosaline isn't interested in you.
If the production of Romeo and Juliet is set in a medieval or renaissance period, then Benvolio certainly should have a knife. Everyone had a knife, since they were needed for eating (your host did not provide cutlery). Benvolio presumably also has a sword, or Tybalt would not say, "Art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?"
They sure did. In Act 2, Scene 4, the Nurse comes to meet with Romeo as Juliet promised the night before. She finds Romeo and his gang hanging around. Benvolio doesn't say much but Mercutio harasses the Nurse and constantly interrupts her attempts to converse with Romeo. He finally leaves, calling her "ancient lady"
In Act I, Scene I of Romeo And Juliet, following the exit of the Prince and others, Benvolio first recounts to the Montagues the beginning of the fight that just occurred. He says that when he got to the fight, he saw the servants of the Capulet and Montague houses fighting and when he tried to stop the fight, Tybalt (a capulet) began to fight with him. He then explains how the fighting escalated until Prince Escalus arrived and ended the fight. Next, Lady M. asks Benvolio about her son, Romeo. Benvolio explains that Romeo is pretty bummed out but he isn't sure why, and he's seen Romeo wandering around and avoiding people. Lord Montague then recounts how he's seen Romeo sighing and crying, shutting himself away in the dark inside his house. Nobody seems to be able to figure out why Romeo is so unhappy and they all stand around wondering what they could do to help when Romeo enters.
If you are wondering how to act like Romeo, well, each interpretation is different! Make Romeo who you want to make him! But, make sure its ok with the director! But if you are asking how the character acts in the book, I'd have to describe him as a passionate young man.
Romeo was truly in love with Rosaline (even if "Romeo and Rosaline" don't sound as good together). Romeo was crushed when Rosaline dumped him and decided to stay a virgin for the rest of her life. He couldn't go on without the love of his love, Rosaline... then he met Juliet, and you know.
Mercutio and Benvolio are discussing how Romeo wasn't home last night. They both think that Romeo was out with Rosalie but he was actually on Capulet ground speaking with Juliet and Expressing his love. They also say that one of the Capulet's men sent a letter which Romeo will answer himself.
He heard Romeo's voice and just by the way he is talking, he can recognize him also When Tybalt is ready to seize Romeo and throw him out of the party, what does Capulet say to Tybalt?
Tybalt. Benvolio says, "Tybalt, the kinsman to old Capulet, hath sent a letter to his father's house" , Mercutio responds "A challenge, on my life", and Benvolio then says, "Romeo will answer it." The letter is a calculated insult, intended to challenge Romeo to fight with Tybalt. Benvolio's opinion is that Romeo will "answer" the challenge, which is to say, that he will accept it and fight Tybalt. When Tybalt and Romeo arrive on the scene later Tybalt again tries to challenge Romeo by saying "Thou art a villain" (This is a pretty feeble insult but then Tybalt is not known for having any kind of brain.) You can compare the scene in Twelfth Night where Sir Andrew has been goaded into issuing a challenge to Cesario by Sir Toby. The insulting letter, which he hopes Cesario will answer, is so lame that Sir Toby decides not to send it at all.