Question

Act 1 Scene 1 Writing Assignment

After reading Act 1 Scene 1 in Romeo and Juliet and reading the summary chart below, explain how the following pairs see one another/think of one another. Use character names and lines and citations from the Middle English version of the play for clarity

Montagues vs. Capulets
The Prince vs. the fighting between the two families
Benvolio vs. Romeo


Summary of Act I scene i:

Setting, a street in Verona, ItalyIn Act I scene i of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare sets up the rivalry between the families of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo’s family is the House of Montague and Juliet’s family is the House of Capulet.

Two servants from each House meet on the street in Verona, Italy. They argue and trade insults about each other’s Houses. A fight ensues. Benvolio, Romeo’s cousin, draws his sword to stop the fight. Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, sees Benvolio’s sword drawn and draws his sword.
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The fight grows as other people join in. Finally, the Prince breaks up the brawl. He is tired of the feud between the Montagues and Capulets.

The scene ends with the Montagues, Romeo’s parents asking Benvolio if they have seen Romeo lately. Benvolio sees Romeo in the distance and tells his parents he will find out what is wrong with him.

Answer 1

As you can see they have a rivaling family, Benvolio wanted to prove that their family has to be the better. Yet the person to not want the fight was Romeo himself. The start of the fight was actually Montague family speaking of biting their thumbs, flipping off, at the other family. You can imminently understand the families hate each other by their actions. As for how they see each other, Benvolio and Romeo have a simple love for each other. Romeo doesn't want to fight show later in the play, Benvolio is hot headed and will start a fight anywhere when angry . Romeo will try his best to control the situation while Benvolio will provoke the situation. The families hate each other. They have tried to start a mass amount of fights in streets causing the Prince to stop it all. The Prince and fighting he hates it and has threatened to ban the families from Verona if caught fighting again. Its mostly hate relationships.

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