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He's setting up some background for the introduction of the main character Romeo shortly thereafter. Shakespeare does this all the time.

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Q: Why does Shakespeare have Montague question Benvolio?
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Which characters are related to the Montagues?

Romeo and his cousin Benvolio are part of the Montague family in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet." Lord Montague is Romeo's father, and Lady Montague is his mother.


Is Benvolio a Capulet or Montague?

Benvolio is nephew to montague, and friend to romeo


What is the relationship between Benvolio and Montague?

Benvolio is a cousin and close friend of Romeo, who is a member of the Montague family. Benvolio's loyalty lies with his family, but he is known for being a peacemaker and mediator in the ongoing feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.


Who is benvolio's uncle in romeo and Juliet?

Benvolio's uncle in Romeo and Juliet is Lord Montague. He is Romeo's father and cousin to Benvolio.


Does benvolio Montague have a knife?

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?"


What does the name Benvolio mean?

Benvolio is A member of the Montague family and Romeo's cousin. He calls Montague "uncle" and greets Romeo "Good morrow, cousin."


Who's side was benvolio on?

He is cousin and friend of Romeo Montague.


Who is in the Montague family?

Tybalt sends a letter to the Montague household. We learn that from Benvolio when he says to Mercutio "Tybalt, the kinsman of old Capulet, hath sent a letter to his father's house"(II, iv, 6-7) Who Benvolio means by "his father's house" is Romeo's father's house who is Montague and why Tybalt sends the letter to Montague because is to challenge Romeo in a fight.


Who got in a fight in act 1 from romeo and Juliet?

Sampson, Gregory, Montague, Benvolio and Tybalt


Who played Benvolio Montague?

there are many different movies be more specific


How are Montague Romeo and Benvolio related to each other?

In Act I Scene 1, Montague, in his second line, says "Speak, nephew, were you by when it began". The nephew he is talking to is Benvolio. If Benvolio is the nephew of Romeo's father, Benvolio and Romeo must be first cousins.


Is benvolio loyal to Romeo?

Yes, He is Lord Montague's nephew and Romeo's cousin.