Act III: Scene 1 of Romeo & Juliet?

Question:At the beginning of Scene 1 in Act III of Romeo and Juliet, Why does Benvolio think that there will be a fight?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: At the beginning of Scene 1 in Act III of Romeo and Juliet, Why does Benvolio think that there will be a fight?

At the beginning of this scene, Mercutio is telling Benvolio that he has an aggressive spirit and that if he really wanted to get angry, he could. He mentions a fight, foreshadowing a future fight, which actually ends up being in the next scene. Tylbalt and a couple other Capulet guys walk in and the fight occurs. If you need more help with Romeo & Juliet, or any other Shakespeare work for that matter, go to sparknotes.com and click on the "No Fear, Shakespeare" button. They have translations of his plays that are much easier to understand.

Oh, and one more thing. Do you know how Juliet asks Romeo, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" Well, if you really want to impress your teacher, tell him/her that "wherefore" means "why." So in translation, she is asking him, "Why are you Romeo?" She really likes the guy but is upset because she knows that it could never really work out with him. She's asking, "Why do you have to be Romeo? Be someone else!" etc.

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