Benvolio

E285561

Shakespearean character fictional character male character

Benvolio is a peace-loving and loyal friend of Romeo in Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," often trying to defuse conflicts between the feuding families.

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Label	Occurrences
Benvolio canonical	8

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shakespearean character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ male character ⓘ
appearsIn	Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
appearsInAct	Romeo and Juliet ⓘ surface form: Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet ⓘ surface form: Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet ⓘ surface form: Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet
associatedTheme	family feud ⓘ loyalty ⓘ peace versus violence ⓘ
contrastsWith	Mercutio ⓘ Tybalt ⓘ
cousinOf	Romeo Montague ⓘ surface form: Romeo
createdBy	William Shakespeare ⓘ
diesInPlay	no ⓘ
enemyFamilyOf	House of Capulet ⓘ surface form: Capulet family
firstAppearance	Romeo and Juliet ⓘ surface form: Act 1, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet
friendOf	Mercutio ⓘ Romeo Montague ⓘ surface form: Romeo
genreOfWork	tragedy ⓘ
hasDialogue	yes ⓘ
hasRole	supporting character ⓘ
hasTrait	honest ⓘ level-headed ⓘ loyal ⓘ nonviolent ⓘ peace-loving ⓘ rational ⓘ
languageOfWork	Early Modern English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	English Renaissance drama ⓘ
medium	stage play ⓘ
memberOf	House of Montague ⓘ surface form: Montague family
moralFunction	voice of reason ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from Italian meaning “good will” or “well-wisher” ⓘ
narrativeFunction	witness to key conflicts ⓘ
notableAction	encourages Romeo to forget Rosaline ⓘ reports the circumstances of Mercutio’s death ⓘ suggests Romeo attend the Capulet feast ⓘ testifies to the Prince about the fight between Romeo and Tybalt ⓘ tries to stop the street brawl in Act 1, Scene 1 ⓘ
relativeOf	Romeo Montague ⓘ surface form: Romeo
setting	Verona ⓘ
triesTo	defuse conflicts ⓘ maintain peace in Verona ⓘ prevent duels ⓘ
workDate	late 16th century ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romeo Montague → hasCousin → Benvolio ⓘ

Romeo and Juliet → character → Benvolio ⓘ

House of Montague → hasMember → Benvolio ⓘ

House of Montague → hasKinsman → Benvolio ⓘ

Lord Montague → relative → Benvolio ⓘ

Lord Montague → asksToInvestigate → Benvolio ⓘ

Mercutio → friendOf → Benvolio ⓘ

Tybalt → enemyOf → Benvolio ⓘ