Romeo is ranting to his cousin Benvolio about how he will never get over the girl that does not love him back when a Capulet servant approaches them, asking Romeo if he can read a invitation list that Sir Capulet appointed him to take care of. Whilst reading the list out loud to the servant, Romeo realizes that the girl he is infatuated with, Rosaline, has been invited to the party. Realizing this as a chance to spend time with her and win her over, Romeo now wants to sneak into the Capulet party. Benvolio agrees to accompany Romeo, but encourages him to meet other girls and to move on from Rosaline. Romeo states that he will not find a girl more beautiful than her, and is not planning to give up on her anytime soon.
Prompt E (Image)
This image symbolizes the scene because it summarizes the point that Benvolio is trying to get across to Romeo, that there is plenty of other girls in the world besides Rosaline, just like how there are many fish in the sea, It also illustrates how Benvolio feels about love, that all women are roughly the same and easily replaced.
Prompt F (Relationship)
A key relationship in this scene is the relationship between Benvolio and Romeo. Benvolio is Romeo's older cousin, and is someone that feels obligated to look after young Romeo and makes sure that he is safe and content. Benvolio is constantly trying to help Romeo get over his broken heart, but to no avail. Even though Romeo refuses to listen to his Benvolio's advice, he still considers him a close confidant and trusts him enough to let him in on the plan to sneak into the Capulet party, which could turn out to be dangerous for them both, as Tybalt would not hesitate to hurt them both.
I like that you added the fact that Rosaline was invited to the party so I could get a better sense of the main reason why he wanted to attend the party.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you explained the relationship between Romeo and Benvolio. I like the line "Benvolio is constantly trying to help Romeo get over his broken heart, but to no avail," because you really go in depth with how Benvolio is someone Romeo takes advice from and trusts even if he doesn't want to admit it.
ReplyDeleteWould you say that Benvolio could also mean that there are also great women out there instead of "they're all the same"?
ReplyDeleteI like how you depict the brotherly relationship between Benvolio and Romeo, especially when you say that Benvolio is a "close confident" who Romeo lets in on his plan, since it gives the reader a better sense of the trust that they have for each other.
ReplyDeleteI like your summary because it accurately explains the scene as you show not only what happens during the scene, but you use specific parts to show what happened.
ReplyDeleteI like your picture, which depicts the scene well. However, I believe that Benvolio was only trying to help Romeo find somebody other than Rosaline, rather than implying that all girls are the same.
ReplyDeleteI like how you show the image of the fish. This deeply shows how there are a myriad of possibilities of girls for Romeo to marry. This also shows all women are equal for him to marry because all the fish are the same size.
ReplyDeleteAngela, your analysis of Romeo and Benvolio's relationship with one another is extremely good. I don't think anyone has ever used the word "confidant" before, so congrats to you for the excellent choice of vocabulary. I agree in the sense that Benvolio tries his best to assist Romeo in his life.
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