Romeo and Juliet What do you think about the way Romeo behaves in this scene and what do you learn about his character?

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Hari-Om Nimavat        11LP

Romeo and Juliet

What do you think about the way Romeo behaves in this scene and what do you learn about his character?

This scene is a major turning point of the play after Tybalt and Mercutio are killed. Then all the action is concentrated on Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare intentionally sets the scene in a hot stuffy day, so he can get rid of two of the people who would interfere with Romeo and Juliet love. Benvolio knows that there is going to be a brawl because of the conditions.

“For now these hot days is the mad blood stirring. ”

        Here Benvolio is telling Mercutio something is going to happen and of course there is a fight with disastrous consequences.

        We get earlier clues that Romeo doesn’t like violence. Like when there was a brawl at the beginning of the play.

“What fray was here?”

        He doesn’t like it too much and he hates fighting with the Capulet’s.

“There’s much to do with hate.”

        Here it shows that he doesn’t like violence.

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        When Romeo is seen at the Capulet’s party Tybalt is furious with Romeo. Tybalt goes and tells Lord Capulate.

“Tis he, that villain Romeo.”

Tybalt tells Lord Capulet that Romeo was there but Lord Capulet says it is all right.

“Verona brags of him to be a virtous and well governed youth.”

        Lord Capulet is saying that Romeo is not the kind of guy that is going to start a fight. When Romeo sees Juliet for the first time he forgets about Rosaline completely. This shows he is really fickle.

When the nurse comes to see Romeo about the ...

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