Freshman English January 10 2018 The One Wise Man Romeo and Juliet Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet is Romeo's cousin and the peacekeeper in the play He is presented throughout the play as cautious and careful He uses his head instead of his heart which helps him makes great decisions In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare portrays Benvolio as being cautious and a quick thinker to get himself out of trouble Benvolio means goodwill in greek which mimic s his role in the play as the peacemaker Benvolio is a lot wiser because he uses his head when you use your head you are wiser given that using your heart can cloud your judgment This is the beginning of the book were a fight is about to break out between the Montagues and the Capulets Benvolio says I do but keep the peace Put up thy sword Or manage it to part these men with me 1 1 62 63 Benvolio asks his fellow mates to either leave in peace or to use a thy sword to break apart the fight Tybalt is wanting to pick a fight with Romeo but Mercutio is wanting to be the one to fight Tybalt Benvolio being the smart one tries to calm Mercutio's lust for a fight Benvolio says to Mercutio I pray thee good Mercutio let's retire 3 1 1 He warns Mercutio again And if we meet we shall not scape a brawl For now these hot days is the mad blood stirring 3 1 4
